Thousands of flights cancelled as Iran conflict upends global air travelStranded travellers sit on the floor at Sydney Airport after their standby flight to Switzerland via Doha was cancelled, in Sydney, Australia, March 2, 2026. Dubai International Airport sustained damage during Iran's attacks while airports in Abu Dhabi and Kuwait were also hit. In Bali, Indonesia, long queues snaked through I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport as passengers waited ​to ⁠speak to airline staff. Travellers sat on their luggage as they waited to find out details of their flights at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, while departure boards in Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport showed a long list of cancelled flights. Highlighting ⁠the scale of the disruption, Air India cancelled its flights on Sunday departing from Delhi, ​Mumbai and Amritsar for major cities in Europe and North America.

Source: Bangkok Post March 02, 2026 04:03 UTC