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At Alternatives Airlines, you can pay for your flights to the Middle East in instalments. We offer over 20 pay-later partners at checkout. Our customers love using the following buy now pay later options when flying to the Middle East:
Some of our other partners include Klarna, Atome and Scalapay.
Alternative Airlines offers over 600 airlines at checkout. Of that long list, these are our customers' favourites for getting them to the Middle East.
Qatar Airways is the flag carrier of Qatar, the airline is operating out of Hamad International Airport in Doha. Qatar Airways is known for its service and its huge international network, transiting through its hub. The airline is also part of the oneworld alliance.
Emirates is a state-owned airline in the United Arab Emirates. Similar to Qatar Airways, it's an airline with a huge international network and uses Dubai International Airport as the hub for passengers to connect through to their onward journey.
Etihad Airways is the national airline for the United Arab Emirates and operates out of Zayed International Airport. Etihad is known for its luxury business and first-class cabins.
Saudi Arabian Airlines, also known as Saudia Airlines is the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia. The airline's hub is Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport. As a member of the SkyTeam alliance, you're able to enjoy the SkyTeam perks when you fly with the airline.
Turkish Airlines, the flag carrier of Turkey is flying out of Istanbul Airport in Istanbul. The airline serves hundreds of destinations in Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East. Similar to EgyptAir, it's a part of the Star Alliance.
Gulf Air is the flag carrier of Bahrain. They operate out of Bahrain International Airport and offers destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
The flag carrier of Oman flies out of Muscat International Airport in Muscat, the capital city of Oman. It flies to over 50 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa as well as a few domestic destinations.
Kuwait Airways is flies out of Kuwait International Airport and it offers scheduled services in Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and the Middle East. Although the airline isn't part of an airline alliance, it's a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organisation.
Jazeera Airways is a national airline of Kuwait, but unlike many national carriers, it's a low-cost airline. The airline was only founded in 2005, operating with a fleet of the Airbus 320 family and has previously won the 'Middle East Low-Cost Airline'.
Middle East Airlines, also known as MEA, is the flag carrier of Lebanon and it flies out the capital Beirut airport, Beirut-Rafic International Airport. MEA is part of the SkyTeam alliance and you can enjoy the benefits of being a SkyTeam members' customers.
flydubai is a low-cost airline operating from Dubai. The airline in recent years has helped to supplement the route map of Emirates, serving less demand routes with a fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft. flydubai offers routes to a range of destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North Africa.
El Al is the national flag carrier for the state of Israel. The airline operates from its hub airport of Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport, with a route map including destinations across Europe, Asia, North America and a growing number of destinations in surrounding Arab nations.
Egyptair is the largest airline in Egypt and serves as the country's flag carrier, operating from Cairo International Airport. Egyptair operates to a range of destinations within Egypt as well as services to the wider Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia and North America.
Royal Jordanian Airlines is the flag carrier of Jordan and is based at Queen Alia International Airport. It flies to Europe, North America, Asia, North Africa and the Middle East. Royal Jordanian is a member of the oneworld alliance.
Iran Air is the flag carrier for the Islamic Republic of Iran. The airline is state-owned and has based its operations in Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport. Iran Air operates to numerous domestic destinations across Iran as well as to international destinations within the Middle East, Europe and Asia.
The flag carrier of Iraq, Iraqi Airways is based at Baghdad International Airport. Iraqi Airways fly to destinations both within Iraq as well as internationally to places such as the UK, UAE, China, Germany, Kuwait and more.
Air Arabia is a UAE based airline. It flies to destinations across the Middle East, North Africa, India, Central Asia and Europe.
Syrian Air is the flag carrier for the Syrian Arab Republic. The airline offers some domestic services within Syria as well as international flights to neighbouring Arab nations including Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Russia, Sudan and UAE.
Alternative Airlines offers flights to the Middle East from worldwide, ticketing major destinations and remote locations. Book flights to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and more today.
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This depends. Certain countries in the Middle East are safer than others. The FCDO advises against all travel to Afghanistan, Iran, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Syria and Yemen.
While you can still visit these countries, you may have to take additional precautions than you would with other countries. For further information, please read our guide on travelling to high-risk destinations.
While entry requirements will vary depending on which country you're flying to in the Middle East, you can expect to need the following:
