Air France, Emirates, and Air Mauritius have temporarily cancelled their flights to Madagascar amid widespread anti-government protests that escalated into what the presidency described over the weekend as an attempted coup.

On October 13, Air France said in a statement that it had extended the suspension of its flights between Paris CDG and Antananarivo from October 14 to October 17. "The airline is monitoring the situation in real time in liaison with the authorities. The resumption of operations will remain subject to a daily assessment of the situation," it stated. ADS-B data showed the airline also cancelled its flights via St. Denis de la Réunion on October 12 and 13.

Emirates cancelled its flights until further notice between Dubai International and Antananarivo, via Mahé in the Seychelles, the airline confirmed to ch-aviation.

Air Mauritius announced it had cancelled two flights to Antananarivo on October 13, citing the "volatile socio-political situation in Madagascar. We will resume operations when our security services give us the green light to operate our flights safely for our passengers."

Ethiopian Airlines and Air Austral postponed flights scheduled for the evening of October 11, but the latter resumed services on October 12, while the Addis Ababa-based airline resumed flights to Antananarivo on October 13, ADS-B data shows. Air Austral said it is monitoring the situation "with the utmost care".

Kenya Airways confirmed it had cancelled its October 14 flight and was awaiting updates on the situation on the ground.

Airlink (South Africa) said it continued operating to Antananarivo pending advice from South Africa’s Department of International Relations & Cooperation (DIRCO) and the airline’s ground handlers in Madagascar.

ADS-B data shows that Madagascar Airlines (MD, Antananarivo) continues to operate domestic flights, but diverted one service from Tolanaro on October 13. The airline earlier announced that a curfew imposed in certain areas may result in flight changes, delays, or cancellations.

In an update on October 15, Madagascar Airlines said it has adapted its flight schedule since the unrest began on September 25. "We have been operating our full fleet on our domestic network, during daytime as long as the curfew is in place. Until today, we were still carrying a good number of tourists to/from the provinces, where the situation is calmer. However, we expect a smaller number of tourists as long as the international flights are suspended, which is the case since yesterday with several airlines (not all of them), and we will keep on adapting our schedule to the situation."

Widespread anti-government protests that began on September 25 over water and electricity shortages escalated when an elite military unit joined the demonstrators and declared control over parts of the armed forces in what President Andry Rajoelina warned was a "attempted illegal and forcible seizure of power". The situation led to an emergency session of the African Union Peace and Security Council on October 13.