US EditionAttack on Iran disrupts flights across the Middle East and beyond
The strikes led to closures of airspace over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, and Qatar, causing nearly 40% of flights to Israel and 6.7% to the region to be canceled, data shows.
- Saturday, Feb 28, 2026, strikes by the United States and Israel halted regional flights and caused airspace closures, affecting multiple carriers and countries.
- Following the strikes and counterstrikes, widespread airspace closures occurred, affecting flights to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, and other routes until Monday.
- The United Arab Emirates and Israel closed their airspace on Saturday, prompting carriers like KLM, Virgin Atlantic, and Turkish Airlines to suspend or reroute flights and add fuel for diversions.
- At least eight states declared airspace closures, Syria also announced a 12-hour partial closure, and Russian carriers suspended flights, affecting Dubai International Airport, the region's busiest hub.
- A senior Iranian official told Al Jazeera that Iran had been negotiating with the United States and warned that assets are legitimate targets, risking `parallel` conflicts, Ali Hashem reported.
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Travel in chaos as airlines cancel flights after US, Israel strikes on Iran
DUBAI/LONDON — Airlines suspended flights across the Middle East on Saturday, including to and from the world's busiest travel hub Dubai, after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, plunging the region into a renewed military confrontation. Flight maps showed airspace over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel and Bahrain virtually empty as Israel said it struck Iran and the U.S. military initiated a series of strikes against targets in th…
Several thousand Czechs are in destinations in the Middle East, where the US and Israel launched attacks against Iran on Saturday morning. Countries are closing airspace, flights are being canceled. The vice-chairman of the Association of Travel Agencies (ACK), Jan Papež, told ČTK that the situation is affecting people's travels both directly in the affected countries and in destinations connected via the United Arab Emirates or Qatar.
Flight Cancellations Surge Amid US-Israel Strikes on Iran
Flight Cancellations Surge Amid US-Israel Strikes on Iran On Saturday, airlines significantly reduced their operations in the Middle East, canceling about half of their scheduled flights to Qatar and Israel. This reduction comes in response to recent US and Israeli military actions against Iran.According to preliminary data from Cirium, a notable data provider, the impact was widespread, affecting flights particularly to the region.Kuwait saw ap…
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