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Governments weigh repatriations as conflict grounds Middle East flights

FILE PHOTO: Qatar airline staff stand by a departure board displaying cancelled flights to Middle East countries amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, at Heathrow Airport Terminal 4, in Greater London, Britain, March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo

Israel uses cargo ships to repatriate doctors stranded abroad by war

FILE PHOTO: A fisherman travels on a boat with his family in front of the Zim container ship near Ismailia port city, northeast of Cairo May 1, 2014/ File Photo

Malaysia Airlines to resume Jeddah, Madinah flights from March 4-8

Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran, stranding tens of thousands of passengers worldwide.

Frustration, worry: Foreigners stuck in S’pore after flights cancelled due to airspace closure

Emirates customers affected by the airspace closures across the Middle East queueing outside the airline's office on March 3.

Airline ticket prices soar on Asia-Europe routes after Gulf airport closures

Checks of several airlines’ websites on March 3 showed few near-term bookings available and high prices on offer for flights from Asia to London.

Middle East flights halted after US-Israel strike on Iran

Stranded passengers stand in line at the Qatar Airways customer service at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport after flights to Doha, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi were cancelled following strikes on Iran launched by the United States and Israel, in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Johannes Christo

S’pore embassy exploring possibility of evacuating S’poreans in Bahrain to Riyadh via buses

Vehicles drive past a building that was damaged by an Iranian drone attack in Seef, Manama, Bahrain, on March 1, 2026.

Israel’s main airport to reopen on March 2 in ‘extremely limited format’

Israeli nationals walk at Ben Gurion International airport as they arrive on the first rescue flight from abroad, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 24, 2025. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

Airspace closures in Middle East will lead to costlier flight tickets, longer journeys: Analysts

ST20250807_202521200683 Kua Chee Siong/ pixgeneric/ Generic pix of Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot planes on the tarmac or apron at Changi Airport, on Aug 7, 2025.

Travel chaos worsens as Iran conflict shuts Mid-East airports

Planes are parked at Hanoi’s airport amid airspace closures following a simmering conflict in the Middle East.

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