By Dominic Chopping

Finnair is preparing to operate special flights from Muscat, Oman from next week to fly home its customers that are currently stranded in the region.

The Finnish carrier has cancelled its flights to and from Doha and Dubai until March 28 due to the heightened safety situation in the region, but it said Friday that it will begin operating a service from Oman to Helsinki starting on Tuesday.

Most airlines have cancelled flights to the region and there are very few options available to reroute customers.

Finnair has around 1,200 customers currently stuck in Dubai and passengers traveling on the new flights will need to travel to Muscat by bus. The airline is collaborating with the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs regarding the transportation arrangements, it said.

The first flight will carry around 300 Finnair customers whose Dubai-Helsinki flights were cancelled between Feb. 28 and Mar. 9, with priority given to children, passengers requiring assistance, and the elderly.

"Our aim is to operate the first flight on Tuesday, followed by additional flights if the security situation allows," the airline's Chief Operating Officer Jaakko Schildt said.

The flights will only be operated if Oman's airspace is deemed safe for operations at the time, so changes to the schedule are possible as the situation continues to evolve, the company said.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has also organized a repatriation flight for Finnish citizens in the United Arab Emirates that will depart from Muscat on Sunday.

Write to Dominic Chopping at dominic.chopping@wsj.com

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March 06, 2026 09:56 ET (14:56 GMT)

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