Virgin Atlantic is resuming flights to Dubai and Riyadh today.
The airline has not operated flights between London and the two Middle Eastern cities since Saturday, when airspace in the region was closed following the start of US-Israel/Iran conflict.
The UAE has since allowed a small number of flights to operate, and Saudi Arabia airspace is partially open, although other countries’ airspace in the region remains closed or severely restricted.
Flight VS242 to Riyadh departed at 15:44 and flight VS400 is due to depart at 22:10.
A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson said: “Following the reopening of airspace in the Middle East, our services between London Heathrow and Dubai and Riyadh on Tuesday 3 March plan to operate as scheduled. The safety and security of our customers and people is always our top priority, and our operation is subject to ongoing assessments.
“We are contacting customers regarding their travel arrangements. We’d like to thank them for their patience and understanding and recommend that all customers due to travel to or from Dubai and Riyadh over the next 48 hours check the status of their flight on virginatlantic.com before going to the airport.
“We continue to monitor the situation in the Middle East with ongoing dynamic assessments and active changes to our flight routings based on the latest information and guidance, if required.”
