European airlines are adding extra last-minute flights to key Asian destinations as the Middle East war enters its third week.
British Airways, Air France, and the Lufthansa Group are all offering additional flights to cities such as Singapore and Bangkok, while Air France is also operating extra flights to Delhi, India.
This decision comes as flights from major Gulf airports—Dubai, Doha, and Abu Dhabi—remain heavily disrupted by the ongoing conflict in the region.
These airports typically account for a significant portion of indirect flights between Europe and Asia.
British Airways has announced it will offer additional flights this week from London Heathrow to Singapore and Bangkok to « better serve its customers. »
The airline will operate an extra flight to Bangkok on Thursday and will also add two flights to Singapore on Monday and Wednesday.
Air France, meanwhile, will operate additional flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport to Bangkok, Singapore, and Delhi over the next two weeks.
This includes four additional flights to Bangkok between March 16 and 27, as well as an additional flight to Singapore on Tuesday and an additional flight to Delhi on March 23.
The airline added that it also uses larger aircraft on its existing scheduled flights from Paris to Bangkok, Singapore, Delhi, Mumbai, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Phuket.
The Lufthansa Group had already announced its intention to add last-minute long-haul flights to Asia and Africa in the coming weeks.
Lufthansa plans to add flights between Munich and Singapore, as well as between Frankfurt and Cape Town. Austrian Airlines will also operate additional flights between Vienna and Bangkok.
In a similar move, Singapore Airlines will add extra flights between London Heathrow and Singapore over the next two weeks, with additional services operating on March 18 and 25.
The airline stated that it will use Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, configured with four cabin classes, for these additional London-Singapore flights.
In response to the strong demand generated by the situation in the Middle East, Thai Airways International (THAI) announces the opening of an additional flight from yesterday, March 18, 2026 on the Bangkok-Paris rotation with a Boeing 777-300ER.