The Middle East Conflict that erupted Saturday has impacted Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) with a number of their flights cancelled.
As the conflict continued to rage on overnight, four flights were cancelled, with another service, the Jeddah-Brunei route, being postponed until further notice.
Flight BI97 operating the Brunei-Dubai and Dubai-London flights on the 28th February and 1st March were cancelled. As a result the return flight BI98 for both London-Dubai and Dubai-Brunei on the March 1st and 2nd respectively were cancelled also.
As Dubai International Airport was rocked by missile fire following retaliatory strikes from Iran, RB like many others were not left with any other choice. The airline in a statement cited the air space closures and the escaliting conflict as the reasons behind the move, and explained that the safety of their passengers and crew were their top priority.
“The safety of our passengers and crew remains our highest priority,” read the cancellation notice, “Affected passengers are being contacted directly and will be assisted with alternative travel arrangements or refunds, where applicable. Hotel accomodation will be provided where required.”
Meanwhile, RB flight BI02 which operates from Jeddah to the Sultanate has been postponed until further notice, subject to airspace conditions and relevant approvals.
“Revised operating details will be communicated once confirmed,” read the notice, with passengers advised not to proceed to the airport and to contact the RB Customer Service team for further assistance.