Abu dhabi: Five Middle Eastern countries, including Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar, have been without air traffic for seven days due to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, an airport source in the region told the TASS news agency. Furthermore, the airspace of Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Syria is partially closed.

According to Burkina Information Agency, the airspace of Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait typically serves as a crucial transit corridor for flights connecting Europe to countries in the Asia-Pacific region. With the closure of these airspaces, international air traffic has been redirected to alternative routes. Transit aircraft are now flying through Omani airspace before proceeding over Saudi Arabia and then Egypt.

The source also revealed that there has been an uptick in traffic through Pakistani airspace, as Pakistan accommodates some of the transit flights that previously passed over Iran. Additionally, the source noted the substantial number of connecting flights that are usually operated by countries in the region, which have been affected by the current airspace closures.

Meanwhile, the airspace of Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Syria remains partially closed. In the United Arab Emirates, certain routes are still open for flights to and from local airports, although the restrictions may change depending on how the situation evolves.