Ryanair has cancelled 17 routes, with passengers warned their holidays are at risk. The low-cost carrier, which operates from Birmingham, confirmed that flights due to resume in July will remain suspended until October.
Affected routes
The only Middle Eastern airport Ryanair plans to serve in 2026 is Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) in Zizya, Jordan. After grounding flights to AMM in mid-March, the service was set to restart on July 3 but will now be paused until October 25.
Other impacted routes include a three-times-weekly service to Vienna International Airport and a once-weekly service to Madrid. Twice-weekly services to the following destinations are also halted:
- Beauvais (for Paris)
- Bergamo (for Milan)
- Bologna
- BUD (Budapest)
- Charleroi (for Brussels)
- Karlsruhe (for Stuttgart)
- Kraków
- Marseille
- Memmingen (for Munich)
- OTP (Bucharest)
- Pisa
- Poznan-Lawica Airport (POZ)
- Prague
- Rome Ciampino
- Sofia
Industry-wide cancellations
Major airlines including Delta, American Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa, Air France, and KLM have collectively cancelled hundreds of routes to a dozen Middle Eastern cities for the summer. American Airlines has delayed the restart of two routes to Doha and Tel Aviv until 2027.
Dutch carrier KLM stated: "Despite recent reporting about the situation in the Middle East, the current circumstances in the region still bring uncertainties," referring to suspended flights to Dubai, Riyadh, and Dammam.
Passenger rights
Ryanair advises affected travellers: "Change your cancelled flight to new times/dates on the same route for free here or request to be re-routed, under comparable transport conditions, to your final destination at your earliest opportunity or at a later date at your convenience, subject to availability of seats. Apply for a refund here."
