What to know about Mideast air travel as widening war in Iran grounds flights

Mar 3, 2026 - 06:00
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What to know about Mideast air travel as widening war in Iran grounds flights
A white passenger jet with the word "Emirates" written in gold letters across the front and a green, white, black and red flag on the tail sits on a tarmac with a black plume of smoke rising above a city in the background.

Air travel in the Middle East appears to be resuming after being suspended since Saturday amid airstrikes on Iran by the U.S. and Israel and the Islamic Republic's retaliatory attacks on other countries in the region.