Overview
- Large portions of Gulf airspace remain shut or restricted, with flight trackers citing roughly 18,000 cancellations since Saturday across hubs such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha.
- The UK’s first government charter is set to depart Muscat at 11pm local time on Wednesday, prioritising vulnerable passengers, after 130,000 Britons registered their presence in the region.
- India reports 24 special services operated on Tuesday and a further 58 planned for Wednesday, as IndiGo, Air India, Air India Express and SpiceJet mount repatriation flights including from Fujairah.
- Oman’s airspace stays open and select services have resumed from Oman and Saudi Arabia, while some carriers add limited UK-bound flights even as many schedules, including from Manchester, remain heavily curtailed.
- With commercial options constrained, many travelers are driving to Oman or Saudi Arabia to reach outbound flights, cruise itineraries are on hold, and governments including the United States have urged citizens to leave using available routes.