The conflict in Iran has negatively impacted international air travel, leading to the closure or restriction of operations at major airports in the Middle East. This event has become one of the most significant shocks to the aviation industry in recent years.
According to information from Reuters, key transit airports such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the UAE, as well as Doha in Qatar, have suffered significant losses as much of the airspace in the region remains closed following recent attacks by the US and Israel, which resulted in the elimination of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
These consequences have affected not only the Middle East: tens of thousands of tourists have found themselves in difficult situations in remote corners such as Bali, Kathmandu, and Frankfurt. According to flight tracking service FlightAware, thousands of flights across the region have been canceled or altered, and the airspace over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Bahrain, the UAE, and Qatar has effectively emptied, as confirmed by data from Flightradar24.
