Eight Months Later, a British Airways Jet Lands in Dubai Again

British Airways has resumed flights between London Heathrow and Dubai International after an eight-month suspension tied to the conflict in the Middle East. Flight BA105 left Heathrow at 8:08pm on Tuesday and touched down in Dubai at 7:33am on Wednesday, while the return service, BA104, departed Dubai at 9:45am Wednesday for London.

For now the airline is flying one daily service through the winter, with plans to step up to twice daily in summer 2027. The restart had already slipped once: British Airways originally aimed for October 25 before pushing the date to November 3. Its Doha flights came back on September 1 at one a day, half the pre-suspension frequency.

The rest of the airline’s Gulf map is still patchy. Abu Dhabi service is not expected until the winter 2027-28 season, Riyadh is suspended until January 11, 2027, and Bahrain stays dark until the end of March. Tel Aviv flights resumed on October 25 with one daily service, and Amman is due back on November 4 with four flights a week.

Other carriers are returning on very different timelines. Lufthansa, Swiss and Eurowings plan to restart Dubai on November 25 and Austrian on December 12, while Singapore Airlines has extended its suspension to February 28, 2027. KLM and Air Canada have cancelled Dubai until the end of March 2027, and Virgin Atlantic is not planning a return until October 2027. Travelers connecting through the Gulf should check each airline’s current schedule before booking.

Sources: The National