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International air travel has been thrown into chaos as the intensifying conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran triggers widespread airspace closures and flight cancellations, leaving thousands of passengers stranded across India, the Gulf and beyond. The sharp escalation of hostilities, including joint US–Israeli strikes inside Iran and reported retaliatory actions, has forced aviation regulators and airlines to shun airspace over much of West Asia, one of the world’s busiest east-west flight corridors, over safety concerns.
Government and industry data show that around 1,600 to nearly 2,000 flights have been cancelled globally over the past 48 hours as airlines reroute or suspend services that normally criss-cross the Gulf. Major carriers, including Indian airlines as well as Gulf and European operators, have been affected.
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