Thousands of passengers ended up stranded, forced airlines to look for alternative (longer and expensive) routes to avoid conflict areas.
The War between Israel and Iran He fully hit the heavens of the Middle East. Bombards and missile attacks fired war tensions, but also nervousness, safety risks and financial pressures among the main air operators in the region.
In satellite images, Iran He looks like an immense desert since he announced the closure of his airspace barely broke out the conflict with Israel On June 13, which caused a massive wave of canceled flights and changes in itineraries.
Thousands of passengers ended up stranded, forced airlines to look for alternative (longer and expensive) routes to avoid conflict areas.
The Iran-Israel war hit the flights and altered international air traffic
The consequences for commercial aviation were immediate: More than 1,200 flights were canceled and thousands of passengers were stranded or faced reprogramming. The airlines were forced to redesign their routes, avoiding affected airspace and generating diversions of hundreds of kilometers that increase the duration of flights and operating costs.
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The economic impact was especially severe for airlines as Emirates, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, Iberia and Finnairwhich face up to 9,000 euros for each additional hour of flight.
While a recent truce allowed the partial reopening of some air corridors, the industry warns that any resurgence of the conflict could translate into new disruptions and a sustained increase in the price of the tickets.
Source: Ambito
