American Airlines Cancels All Flights to Doha, Qatar
American Airlines has canceled all flights to one of the biggest and busiests airports on the entire planet.
The Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar is one of the most important hubs for American Airlines, given American's strategic partnership with Qatar Airways. But this week, American Airlines suddently canceled all flights to the major hub.
On Wednesday, American Airlines announced its decision to temporarily suspend all flights between Philadelphia International Airport and Doha, Qatar as a result of the ongoing conflict in the area.
American said that the suspension would go until Sunday, June 22, but did leave the door open to "make any adjustments as needed."
"American Airlines has made adjustments to its Doha, Qatar (DOH) operation, temporarily suspending flights between DOH and Philadelphia (PHL) until Sunday, June 22. We will continue to monitor the situation with safety and security top of mind and make any additional adjustments as needed," American Airlines wrote in a statement this week.
The airline said that the last flight from Philadelphia to Doha before the suspension took off early Thursday morning.
Obviously, this abrupt cancellation impacts a lot of travelers, given the importance of the Doha hub to Qatar Airways passengers and the rest of the Middle East.
American is not the only airline that has canceled flights to the Middle East amidst the conflict between Israel and Iran. Delta and United announced last week that they were suspending all flights to the Tel Aviv airport in Israel, while United also canceled all of its flights to Dubai.
We'll have to see how the conflict continues to impact travelers going to and through the area over the coming weeks and months.