Indian passengers arrive at Ahmedabad airport on the evening of March 3, 2026, (Credit: Shammi Mehra/AFP)
Five days after Israel and the United States launched a war against Iran — a conflict that has spilled over into several Gulf countries as well as Lebanon — air traffic has been severely disrupted. An average of 4,000 flights have been canceled each day, according to estimates from real-time flight tracking site FlightRadar24 and aviation analytics firm Cirium. Hundreds of thousands of passengers have been affected, and some travelers remain stranded in countries where airports or airspace have been closed.The situation is easing only gradually. On Tuesday, Israeli authorities said they were prepared to begin slowly reopening their airspace gradually starting next Monday, but they cautioned that the decision could change.Saudi Arabia has not fully closed its airspace since Feb. 28. Lebanon and Oman have kept theirs open, although the...
Five days after Israel and the United States launched a war against Iran — a conflict that has spilled over into several Gulf countries as well as Lebanon — air traffic has been severely disrupted. An average of 4,000 flights have been canceled each day, according to estimates from real-time flight tracking site FlightRadar24 and aviation analytics firm Cirium. Hundreds of thousands of passengers have been affected, and some travelers remain stranded in countries where airports or airspace have been closed.The situation is easing only gradually. On Tuesday, Israeli authorities said they were prepared to begin slowly reopening their airspace gradually starting next Monday, but they cautioned that the decision could change.Saudi Arabia has not fully closed its airspace since Feb. 28. Lebanon and Oman have kept theirs open, although...
