Iran conflict disrupts thousands of flights as travel chaos deepens
Qatar Airways and Emirates Airways planes parked at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, March 1, 2026 with some flights to Dubai and Doha cancelled following strikes on Iran launched by the United States and Israel.
Dubai International Airport sustained damage during Iran's attacks while airports in Abu Dhabi and Kuwait were also hit.
Thousands of flights have been affected across the Middle East, according to data on flight-tracking platform FlightAware.
Global air travel remained heavily disrupted on Sunday as continued air strikes kept major Middle Eastern airports, including Dubai, the world's busiest international hub, closed in one of the sharpest aviation shocks in recent years.
Key transit airports, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the UAE and Doha in Qatar, were shut or severely restricted as much of the region’s airspace remained closed after US and Israeli strikes killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday.
