GLOBAL AIR TRAVEL CHAOS DEEPENS

Global air travel chaos intensified Monday as the US and Israel continued to bombard Iran, which struck back at targets across the Middle East, leaving airports closed and stranding travellers including those in faraway areas who were scheduled to transit through the region.

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Governments were scrambling to help their citizens get home after the conflict erupted Saturday, throwing travel plans into turmoil. Tourists, business travellers and religious pilgrims found themselves stuck unexpectedly in hotels, airports and on cruise ships, with no word on when many airports would reopen or when flights to and through the Middle East would resume. Governments told stranded