Amid the armed conflict in Iran, Wizz Air, like many airlines worldwide flying to and from the Middle East, has had to adjust its network amid the region-wide disruptions, with the airline cutting the majority of its flying to the region from Europe.
Cirium’s Diio Mi shows that, per the current schedules, Wizz Air will operate only two routes from Europe to the Middle East in March, namely from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) and Medina Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED).
The two airports, located further away from the coast of the Persian Gulf, have fared much better than some of the other hubs, including, for example, Dubai International Airport (DXB), which had to once again suspend operations on March 16 after a drone hit a fuel depot in the vicinity of the airport.
Still, both LGW-JED and LGW-MED were temporarily suspended between February 28 and March 8, according to Flightradar24 records. Both flights are flown with the Airbus A321XLR, of which Wizz Air currently has seven, four of which are parked, including G-XLRA, which is still at Prague Airport (PRG) following its tailstrike in September 2025.
In contrast to the 14 weekly departures it has now, Wizz Air operated 196 weekly flights from Europe to the Middle East in February, including 126 to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV). So far in April, the low-cost carrier has scheduled 164 departures to the region, 142 of which are to TLV, yet the schedules could still change if the conflict drags on.
Prior to the breakout of the hostilities in Iran, Wizz Air had plans to open a base at the Israeli airport. In a breakthrough for the carrier, as well as other airlines, the Israeli government began moving forward with allowing airlines to park their aircraft at the country’s airports overnight.
Wizz Air had already informed investors that its full-year results will take a €50 million ($57.3 million) hit due to the conflict in the Middle East, including the impact of ceasing certain services to/from the region and macroeconomic changes, including rising jet fuel prices.
Ryanair, meanwhile, still schedules flights to the Middle East as its operations at Amman Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) continue. In March, the low-cost carrier operates 37 weekly departures from AMM to various European destinations, including daily flights to Pafos International Airport (PFY) in Cyprus.
Rytis Beresnevicius
