Overview
- Dubai and Abu Dhabi cleared a small number of departures as Emirates, Etihad and FlyDubai operated select services for rebooked passengers, with authorities urging travelers to come to airports only with confirmed slots.
- Airspace over Iran, Iraq and Israel remains closed, with partial or temporary restrictions in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, and Cirium reports more than 11,000 cancellations since Saturday with knock-on delays worldwide.
- Governments are organizing repatriations, including India’s planned IndiGo relief flights from Jeddah and SpiceJet services from Fujairah, alongside more than a dozen special Etihad departures and limited Emirates flights to ease backlogs.
- The U.S. State Department told Americans in 14 countries to leave on commercial flights due to safety risks, as most regular services in the region remain suspended and options are constrained by ongoing airspace shutdowns.
- Cargo networks are under pressure as FedEx halts flights to much of the region, carriers add longer routings and fuel stops that cut payloads, and TAC Index expects Asia–Europe freight rates to rise if the disruption continues.