Flights grounded as Mideast airspace shuts

TRAVEL, TRADE HIT AS AIRSPACE, STRAIT OF HORMUZ BLOCKED

- YARUQHULLAH KHAN

DOMESTIC AIRLINES HAVE suspended operations to the Middle East following joint US-Israel strikes on Iran and subsequent Iranian retaliatory attacks, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and forcing carriers to cancel or divert dozens of flights.

As per flight tracking data by FlightAware, an estimated 186 flights were cancelled by domestic carriers till 10.30 pm on Saturday.