Overview
- Emirates and Etihad have restarted a limited schedule via UAE safe corridors, while Qatar Airways begins relief services from Muscat and Riyadh as Dubai departures more than doubled from Tuesday levels yet remain far below normal.
- Governments are mounting repatriations with a U.S. charter operating and tens of thousands still stranded; Cirium reports more than 20,000 of over 36,000 Middle East flights scheduled since Saturday have been cancelled, with Qatar and Bahrain traffic largely grounded.
- India’s JNPA confirms roughly 1,000 export containers stuck, including 150 refrigerated onion loads and other perishables, as major carriers levy war surcharges up to $4,000 per reefer and marine insurers issue 72‑hour war‑risk cancellations that sharply raise voyage costs.
- Boeing Global’s chief warns airlines face financial hits with aircraft stranded and routes diverted, as jet fuel spikes to a record in Singapore and ticket prices rise on constrained capacity and longer routings.
- The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed and Iranian strikes have hit energy sites from Qatar’s Ras Laffan and Mesaieed to Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura, heightening oil and LNG supply concerns and exposing millions of Indian migrant workers as India runs special flights and issues advisories.