Iran War Reorders Gulf Skies, Stranding a Million Travelers
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A US-Israel strike against Iran triggered Iranian retaliation with missiles and drones targeting Gulf targets, including Dubai, prompting the closure of civilian airspace and triggering mass flight cancellations that disrupted nearly 20,000 flights and stranded about a million travelers across the region. The disruption upended the Gulf’s aviation hub strategy, damaged Dubai’s image as an untouchable travel playground, and left passengers like those in Dubai and Doha waiting for solutions—some rerouting via Riyadh or extending hotel stays as airlines scale back operations and governments issue emergency visas.
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- All the airlines cancelling flights to the Middle East amid Iran crisis The Independent
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