Air travel across the Middle East and the Gulf region has been severely disrupted, with the West Asia conflict prompting flight cancellations and airspace closures. The crisis has forced airlines worldwide to cancel flights, change routes, and revise schedules.
Several passengers from across the globe remain stranded in the Gulf nations, with more than 27,000 flights to major Middle East hubs having been cancelled as war rages.
According to a Bloomberg report, citing aviation analytics firm Cirium Ltd, over half of the 51,600 flights scheduled to operate to or from the region since February 28 have been cancelled, leading to widespread disruption and inconvenience to travelers.
Additional Flights To West Asia
Amid airspace curbs and safety concerns, airlines around the world have suspended or modified services to West Asia. Air India has arranged additional flights to manage surging demands. Between March 5 and 11, the airline is operating three additional flights between Delhi and Toronto — in a bid to dilute the financial damage caused by the West Asia crisis.
The airline has also scheduled three extra flights between Delhi and Frankfurt from March 7 to 10, along with one additional Delhi-to-Paris service.
As tensions continue to escalate in the region, Air France has suspended flights to Dubai and Riyadh until March 6. Similarly, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has suspended its remaining winter season flights to Tel Aviv.
It has also cancelled services to Dammam, Riyadh and Dubai until Friday, March 6. In addition, Singapore Airlines has also announced the cancellation of services to and from Dubai until March 15.
British Airways has cancelled flights to Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai and Tel Aviv. The airline has also introduced extra flights between London and Muscat to offset the loss of services caused by the unrest.
Gulf Airlines Resume Flight Ops
Source: World News in news18.com, World Latest News, World News
