Qatar airline staff stand by a departure board displaying cancelled flights to Middle East countries amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, at Heathrow Airport Terminal 4, in Greater London, Britain, March 2, 2026. —Reuters
Qatar airline staff stand by a departure board displaying cancelled flights to Middle East countries amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, at Heathrow Airport Terminal 4, in Greater London, Britain, March 2, 2026. —Reuters
Emirates and Qatar Airways planes sit on the tarmac at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport in Sydney, Australia, March 3, 2026. —Reuters
Emirates and Qatar Airways planes sit on the tarmac at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport in Sydney, Australia, March 3, 2026. —Reuters
Aircraft operated by Qatar Airways parked at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in New York City, US, March 2, 2026.  —Reuters/File
Aircraft operated by Qatar Airways parked at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in New York City, US, March 2, 2026. —Reuters/File
Boeing 777-300ER aircraft operated by Qatar Airways parked outside Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in New York City, US, March 2, 2026. —Reuters/File
Boeing 777-300ER aircraft operated by Qatar Airways parked outside Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in New York City, US, March 2, 2026. —Reuters/File

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