Emirates, Etihad, FlyDubai Indefinitely Suspend Flights to Qatar

An Emirates airline passenger jet taxis on the tarmac at Dubai International airport in 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo: Kamran Jebreili / Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai’s budget carrier FlyDubai says it has canceled its flights to Qatar amid a diplomatic dispute between it and other Arab countries.

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The carrier said Monday that all flights starting Tuesday would be suspended. It offered no other details.

FlyDubai’s decision follows that of Emirates and Etihad in canceling flights to Doha.

Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE all cut diplomatic ties earlier Monday to Qatar over its support of Islamist groups and its relations with Iran.

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