Middle East airspace closures trigger flight disruptions at Hyderabad airport; 48 cancellations on March 1

On Sunday morning, arsenic passengers hurried towards the departures entranceway astatine Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), 1 household sat softly connected a seat on the median, waiting. Rehman was watching the formation accusation screens closely. His parents had boarded a Saudia Airlines formation to Jeddah astir 20 minutes earlier, but helium was successful nary unreserved to leave. “With the contiguous airspace restrictions successful the Middle East, I americium conscionable waiting until the craft takes off. Then I volition spell home,” helium said.

While the concern astatine Hyderabad airdrome mostly remained normal, the uncertainty followed sweeping airspace restrictions imposed crossed the Middle East aft the United States and Israel launched a large onslaught connected Iran connected February 28. Iran retaliated soon after, triggering a concatenation absorption that saw aggregate countries closing oregon restricting their airspace. Iran and Israel unopen their airspace aboriginal successful the time with Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq, Oman and Syria pursuing successful speedy succession.