British Airways has announced it will cut some of its flights to the Middle East, instead favouring destinations such as India and Kenya.

As travel continues to be disrupted by the ongoing impact of war in the Middle East, the carrier will amend its schedule to adapt to the circumstances. 

The airline said yesterday it will limit the number of flights to the Middle East once it resumes journeys in July.

It will also cut Jeddah in Saudi Arabia as a destination permanently from the end of April.

BA plans to resume flights to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, in mid-May, and services to Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv on 1 July.

But it will reduce services to these destinations to one ‌daily ⁠flight from July, and cut Riyadh services from two daily flights to one from mid‑May.

Instead, the airline will use the aircraft to add flights to alternative destinations.

Daily flights will be added to Bengaluru, India ​and Nairobi, Kenya.

BA will also increase capacity on its Delhi and Hyderabad routes.

These changes will continue throughout the summer season until October ​24, with one Dubai service restarting on October 16.

A British Airways spokesperson said: 'Due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East, we have made further changes to our flying schedule to provide greater clarity for our customers. 

'We're keeping the situation under constant review and are directly in touch with affected customers to offer them a range of options. 

'Since the disruption began, we've helped thousands of customers return home, operated relief flights, and added additional capacity on key long‑haul routes. We will continue to assess and introduce further flying where possible.' 

It comes after British Airways last month cancelled all flights into Dubai until summer - blaming the 'continued uncertainty' and 'airspace instability'.

The airline previously announced it would also suspend travel to Amman, Bahrain and Tel Aviv until after May 31.

Travel has greatly been affected by the ongoing violence in the region.

The US-Israeli war with Iran, which escalated at the end of February, led to disruption and cancellations of some flights to Gulf states including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

After more than a month of war in the Middle East, tens of thousands of reservations have been affected, while Europe has seen the world's biggest growth in hotel bookings - with average nightly room rates up a staggering 42 per cent. 

The airspace closures, coupled with consumer sentiment when it comes to travel taking a hit, affected approximately 17,000 bookings,.

Travel agent Lastminute.com said war in the Middle East has impacted thousands of bookings, while holidaymakers are shifting towards alternative destinations like the Canary Islands and Sardinia.

It said the total volume of affected travel around the region is currently the equivalent of about a day and a half of its normal daily operations.