Flights to evacuate stranded travellers in Middle EastTens of thousands of travellers are stranded in the Middle East as nearly 13,000 flights have been cancelled due to the conflict. PARIS (FRANCE) - Governments and airlines scrambled on Tuesday to repatriate tens of thousands of travellers stranded in the Middle East following the eruption of a regional conflict sparked by Israel-US strikes on Iran. Some Emirates flights took off on Tuesday morning, according to the Flightradar24 flight tracking website, flying south out of the Gulf region. Israel said its airspace would gradually reopen from Wednesday night, initially just for flights repatriating nationals. - Suspended operations -Airlines including Air France, British Airways, Lot, Norwegian and SAS have all suspended flights to the Middle East for the coming days.

Source: Bangkok Post March 04, 2026 03:08 UTC