Cargolux has put plans to restart freighter services to Dubai World Central (DWC) on hold.
In a short statement on the freighter operator’s website, Cargolux said that the planned restart of flights to DWC was on hold until further notice.
It appears that the airline had been hoping to restart the flights in July, based on a previous notice that appeared on the carrier’s website.
Air Cargo News has contacted the carrier for more information on why it decided against the relaunch of operations, but the development comes as the US-Iran conflict has ramped up in recent days.
A ceasefire between the US and Iran collapsed on 8 July when Iran allegedly attacked commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
Since then, the two countries have been trading waves of airstrikes and missile attacks.
Cargolux initially suspended operations to the Middle East in early March following the outbreak of fighting.
Services to Muscat have continued, but the airline’s flights to Kuwait, Dammam, Bahrain, Riyadh and Doha remain suspended.
While Cargolux has decided to delay the restart of its freighter operation to Dubai, capacity to the wider Middle East region continues to recover.
Data from consultant Rotate shows that on Monday and Tuesday of this week, cargo capacity from the Middle East to Europe was up 11% compared with the equivalent days a month earlier.
Qatar Airways, Emirates and Cathay Pacific had added the most capacity over that period, the Rotate figures show.
