air travel

Middle East flights still disrupted despite reopened skies

Six months after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran triggered the worst disruption to Middle Eastern air routes since the pandemic, airlines continue to cancel, suspend, and reroute flights across the region even as governments have partially reopened airspace. The…

IATA: global air passenger demand fell in May amid Middle East war

Global air passenger demand dropped 2.2% year-on-year in May 2026, marking a second consecutive month of contraction as the war in the Middle East continued to weigh on the aviation industry, according to data released Monday by the International Air…