Sri Lanka, March 1 -- All flights to the Middle East scheduled for today (01) have been cancelled in response to the ongoing situation in the region, SriLankan Airlines has announced.

All flights departing to the Middle East from Colombo were also cancelled yesterday following attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel and retaliated attacks.

Accordingly, passengers have been requested to contact the airline's Global Contact Centre 1979, visit http://www.srilankan.com, any SriLankan Airlines office or respective travel agent for rebooking options and further assistance.

Following flights have been cancelled:

UL231 Colombo - Dubai

UL232 Dubai - Colombo

UL225 Colombo - Dubai

UL226 Dubai - Colombo

UL217 Colombo - Doha

UL218 Doh...