Lufthansa, SWISS, Eurowings suspend Dubai flights through October 24

UAE travellers flying with the Lufthansa Group will have to wait longer for direct services to resume, with Lufthansa, SWISS and Eurowings continuing to suspend flights to and from Dubai through October 24. The update comes as the German airline group begins a gradual return to parts of the Middle East, starting with Lufthansa's Frankfurt-Riyadh service on September 10. The group said it continues to monitor the regional security situation and warned that schedules could still change. Eurowings plans to resume Dubai flights from November 1, making it the first of the three carriers currently expected to return to the route. The wider Lufthansa Group suspension also affects Abu Dhabi, with Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS and Edelweiss suspending flights through October 24. The group has also kept several other Middle East routes suspended, including Beirut, Dammam and Muscat through October 24. Flights to Erbil and Tehran remain suspended through October 31.