US-Iran War is Impacting the Travel and Aviation Industry

Airports across the Gulf have been hit by significant disruption since the joint U.S.-Israel military strikes on Iran began on Feb.28. Major Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv saw widespread cancellations and rerouting as governments imposed aviation safety measures in response to military strikes and retaliatory missile fire. The effects of the war unfolding between the United States, Israel, and Iran have found their way to the global aviation industry. Within hours of the first bombs, airspace closed, key Arab Gulf airports suspended operations, flights were cancelled, passengers were stranded, airline share prices fell sharply,…