Qantas, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways share refund message for customers

• Airspace impacted as Middle East conflict rages
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Major airlines have offered to refund thousands of customers after flights were cancelled in and out of Qatar 's airspace on Tuesday due to the Iran-Isreal war.

The State of Qatar made the call after Iran fired missiles at the United States' Al Udeid air base in Qatar.

The closure only lasted a few hours but it was long enough to cause a backlog at Doha Hamad International Airport which is one of the world's top 10 busiest airports.

Qantas , Emirates, Virgin Australia , Etihad, British Airways and Singapore Airlines were all impacted.

Qatar Airways which it runs its global operation out of the Doha Airport, and connects to more than 170 destinations around the world, was most affected.

Qatar Airways said customers keen to change their travel dates could do so without paying a fee until July 15.

'Customers who no longer wish to travel can opt to receive a refund of the unused value of their tickets, without any cancellation fee being applied,' the company said in a statement.

Passengers can check qatarairways.com or the Qatar Airways app for updated flight information.

Qantas said it would offer flexibility to passengers who booked a flight through Qantas to, from or via Dubai, for travel up to June 27.

'If you wish to change your booking or no longer wish to travel, we're offering a fee-free refund, Flight Credit or fee-free date change for flights booked before June 23 for travel to June 27, 2025,' a Qantas statement read.

'If you've booked directly with Qantas, contact us on 13 13 13 within Australia, or contact your local Qantas office if you're outside of Australia, for assistance.

'If you've booked through a Travel Agent, please contact your agent directly for assistance.'

The airline's Perth to Paris flight on Tuesday had to turn back to Perth, while its Perth to London service was rerouted to Singapore.

Emirates said on Tuesday it had change a number of flights en route to its base in Dubai on June 23, but there were no diversions.

The airline was working to help passengers with rebooking, refunds, or other travel arrangements.

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