‘The biggest shutdown we've seen since Covid’ - airline and travel industries scramble with fallout from Middle East conflictIf the conflict drags on, it could cost the Middle East billions in tourism dollars, analysts sayPassengers from an Emirates passenger plane arriving at Frankfurt Airport from Dubai on March 03. Photo by Andreas Rentz/GettyJoanna Plucinska, Rajesh Kumar Singh and Byron Kaye Reuters Today at 10:45Airline and tourism industries scrambled to deal with the fallout from the escalating US and Israeli air war against Iran, while governments rushed to bring stranded travellers home from the Middle East following the cancellation of more than 20,000 flights in recent days.

Source: Irish Independent March 04, 2026 20:16 UTC