US embassy in Iraq hit by drone strikes as UAE reopens airspace after missile threats from Iran

[ad_1] How is air journey being affected by the battle in Iran? printed at 23:00 GMT 16 March 23:00 GMT 16 March

<img alt="Emirates Airline - an A380 in the air" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/240/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2026/3/16/1ef7b595-dc0d-48fb-a76a-fc1ef383828a.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/320/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2026/3/16/1ef7b595-dc0d-48fb-a76a-fc1ef383828a.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2026/3/16/1ef7b595-dc0d-48fb-a76a-fc1ef383828a.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2026/3/16/1ef7b595-dc0d-48fb-a76a-fc1ef383828a.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/800/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2026/3/16/1ef7b595-dc0d-48fb-a76a-fc1ef383828a.jpg.webp 800w" width="930" height="523" class="ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950"/> Picture supply, Getty Photographs Air journey stays disrupted, with the US-Israel battle in Iran forcing the closure of main transport hubs. This is how some airways have been impacted:

Emirates: The UAE airline was progressively resuming flights to some locations, authorities stated, after a hearth attributable to a drone close to the airport compelled the non permanent suspension of flights. Nonetheless early on Tuesday morning, the UAE introduced that it was briefly closing its airspace as an "distinctive precautionary measure". How it will have an effect on flights is at the moment unclear.

Etihad Airways : The UAE service stated it was working a restricted schedule of flights between Abu Dhabi and different locations, nonetheless with the UAE's announcement of a short lived airspace closure, it's unclear how flights could also be affected.

Oman Air: Flights to and from sure locations, together with Dubai, Doha and Bahrain are cancelled till March 31.

Qatar Airways : The airline introduced that flights have been nonetheless suspended because of the closure of Qatari airspace, however a revised restricted variety of flights will resume from 18-28 March.

Turkish Airways: Flights have been listed as cancelled from varied locations within the Center East together with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

In the meantime, various airways together with Air Canada , Delta , and Wizz Air have suspended flights to Tel Aviv till later in March.

In the event you're attributable to journey, the recommendation is to examine along with your airline to verify your flight hasn't been amended or cancelled.