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Over 3,200 flights cancelled as airspaces of 8 Middle East countries shut amid war
short by Bhawana Chaudhary / on Sunday, 1 March, 2026
Over 3,200 flights have been cancelled since US and Israel's attack on Iran, which led to airspace closures and retaliatory airstrikes by Iran across the Middle East. More than 1,800 flights in and out of the region were cancelled on Saturday, while 1,400 were cancelled on Sunday. Iran, Israel, Iraq, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan have closed their airspace.
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