
Airlines
Three Weeks Grounded: Why Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways Cut Bahrain and Kuwait Flights
Emirates cancelled seven daily flights to Bahrain and Kuwait as US-Iran tensions flared in early August, with Etihad and Qatar Airways following — and even after Qatar and Etihad resumed service on August 8, Emirates held Kuwait flights suspended into mid-month.
25 August 2026 · 8 minRajkumar Agarwal