Hundreds of flights cancelled from Indian airports after US-Israel attack on Iran

Flight operations to and from West Asia remained disrupted on Monday, with about 100 flights cancelled from Delhi, 30 from Chennai, 50 from Bengaluru, 45 from Kochi and 20 from Thiruvananthapuram, reported The Times of India.

This followed Iran’s retaliatory strikes after a joint Israel-United States military operation on Tehran on February 28.

On Sunday, Indian airlines cancelled around 350 flights.

This was in addition to the complete suspension of flights by all Indian carriers to 11 countries in West Asia.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has issued an urgent safety advisory for all airlines to avoid Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation advised passengers to check their flight status with airlines before heading to airports.

Several international airlines have also suspended operations in parts of the region or are taking alternative routes to bypass West Asian airspace.

The closures have hampered flight operations globally, particularly due to disruptions at major transit hubs such as Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, leaving thousands of passengers stranded in West Asia and parts of Europe, The Indian Express reported.

Indian carriers had already been avoiding Iranian airspace in recent weeks. But the larger West Asian corridor is important not only for their operations in the region, but also for overflights to Europe and...

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