US EditionThousands of flights canceled as Iran conflict causes travel chaos
Major airlines canceled flights as Gulf airspace closed amid Iran conflict, stranding tens of thousands including tourists, diplomats, and pilgrims, with governments organizing evacuations.
- On Tuesday, airspace across the Gulf closed and major airlines canceled flights, stranding tens of thousands of people across the Middle East, including tourists, pilgrims, and diplomats' family members.
- Amid interceptions and attacks, the Iran war expanded to draw in the United Arab Emirates, while the U.S. State Department urged citizens to leave over a dozen countries on Monday and Mora Namdar advised Americans to 'DEPART NOW'.
- Germany says roughly 30,000 tourists remain on cruise ships, in hotels or at closed airports, while travelers reported being given 15 minutes to pack during urgent sheltering.
- Governments are evacuating citizens; Americans in Israel are advised to leave via Egypt's Sinai, with limited options and uncertainty over Ben Gurion Airport's reopening, while Italy assisted flights amid criticism of Guido Crosetto's Sunday return.
- Some evacuees have returned home, with British travelers landing at Heathrow and Romanian tourists arriving in Bucharest via Cairo, while embassies report many evacuation requests as staff shelter in place.
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