- Fighting between Iran and Israel sent airports and air spaces throughout the Middle East into panic, leaving tens of thousands of travelers stuck in the region as airlines stall operations due to safety concerns and a ceasefire deal remains critically fragile.
As tensions escalate between Israel and Iran, major international airlines are scrambling to respond to a growing crisis that has swaths of travelers stuck in the region. Widespread flight cancellations and paused operations have air travel, particularly in Israel and Dubai, at a standstill. Qatar closed its airspace on Monday after an Iranian attack on the Gulf nation, and, with a tenuous ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump still in flux, tens of thousands of travelers remain stuck in Israel.
