Euronews:

Hundreds more flights have been cancelled on Monday leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded around the world.

The Middle East’s commercial aviation sector remains grounded for a third day with airspace closed and operations suspended at major airports following the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks.

As of Monday 2 March, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were among the nations that announced at least partial closures of their skies. This has forced widespread flight suspensions, cancellations and diversions, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded around the world.

The conflict has led to the closure of key airport hubs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha.

Posting on X on Monday, flight tracking website Flightradar24 said that currently more than 2,000 flights to and from seven key airports in the Gulf area have been cancelled. The airports are Dubai International, Hamad International Airport in Doha, Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah International Airport, Kuwait International Airport, Bahrain International Airport, and Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International.

‘No one really knows what’s going on’

It is unclear how long the disruption to flight operations could last – which leaves passengers in travel limbo.

Jonathan Escott and his fiance had arrived at the airport in Newcastle, England, on Saturday only to find out that his direct flight to Dubai on Emirates was cancelled, leaving everyone on the flight stuck there. Escott left to go back to where he was staying with family, about an hour from the airport, but has no idea when he may be able to travel.

“No one knows,” Escott said. “No one really knows what’s going on with the conflict, really. Not Emirates, Emirates don’t have a clue. No one has a clue.”

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