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New Flights Evacuate Travellers Stranded by Middle East War

Governments and carriers are repatriating tens of thousands of stranded nationals amid ongoing airspace closures and conflict triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

  • On March 4, 2026, governments and airlines began resuming limited flights and evacuation services, with some carriers, including Emirates, sending flights home from the region.
  • The disruption began on Wednesday when US and Israeli strikes on Iran prompted countries to shut airspace, with at least 12,903 flights cancelled between Wednesday and Monday.
  • The United States said more than 9,000 had returned since Saturday, while Russia evacuated 117 people, Spain repatriated 175 to Madrid, and Czech Republic operated two flights with 200 passengers each.
  • Sharon Kedmi, Director General of the Israel Airports Authority, said the country would gradually reopen its airspace overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, `subject to security developments`, with some routes rerouted via the south to avoid Israeli airspace.
  • On Wednesday, governments and airlines like Emirates and flydubai resumed limited flights, with the region estimated to have over 900,000 seats daily, and Germany plans evacuation flights to Saudi Arabia and Oman, the source says.
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Conflict in the Middle East: New Flights Evacuate Stranded Travellers

Governments and airlines are organizing flights to repatriate war-blocked travellers to the Middle East, which has resulted in the cancellation of more than 20,000 routes in this region of the world, with a resumption on Wednesday to the traffic drop, starting from hubs such as Dubai and Riyadh.

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Governments Are Coordinating Repatriation Flights to Evacuate Citizens From the Middle East.

Airspace over most of the Middle East remained free of commercial flights on Wednesday, with major Gulf airports virtually closed for the fifth consecutive day.

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New flights evacuate travellers stranded by Middle East war

More relieved passengers arrived home from the Gulf region on Wednesday as further flights resumed five days into the war triggered by US-Israeli attacks on Iran.

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