“We’ve announced the gradual resumption of our flight operations from Bahrain International Airport following the recent reopening of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s airspace” – so said Gulf Air shortly after the apparent 11th-hour deal between the US and Iran.
But even if the ceasefire holds and is followed by a peace treaty, airlines and passengers cannot expect international aviation will revert to the position it was in on 27 February 2026, before the American and Israeli attack on Iran began.
