On 7 March the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published Conflict Zone Information Bulletin (CZIB 2026-03-R1), expanding its earlier warning to include the entire Emirates Flight Information Region. The bulletin “strongly recommends” that EU-registered operators avoid Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia until further notice. Although the advisory is not a formal ban, most European airlines treat CZIBs as binding for insurance purposes. As a result, carriers such as KLM, Lufthansa and Air France continue to suspend Dubai services or reroute via contingency corridors with fuel stops in Muscat or Riyadh. Corporate-travel buyers should anticipate longer journey times and limited seat inventory on Europe-to-UAE sectors in the coming weeks. For companies with EU assignees in the Gulf, the CZIB complicates emergency-evacuation planning and may trigger duty-of-care reviews. Mobility managers are urged to register travellers with tracking platforms, confirm that evacuation insurance covers third-country routings, and brief staff on potential diversions to alternative hubs such as Cairo or Tbilisi.
