Flights start to resume from Abu Dhabi and Dubai after Iran strikes upended global air travel

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An Etihad Airways Airbus A380-800 departs Toronto Pearson International Airport for the United Arab Emirates in Mississauga, Ontario, on June 25, 2025.
An Etihad Airways Airbus A380.

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Tons of goods are stuck around the Middle East amid shipping and air chaos

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A cargo ship is pictured off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz.
Major shipping lines are rerouting vessels amid escalating security risks in the region.

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Air travel has been thrown into chaos with cancellations, diversions, and airspace closures after strikes on Iran

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A flight-tracking map shows airplanes avoiding Iran and Iraq following military strikes on 28 February 2026
Iran and the Persian Gulf is home to some of the world's busiest airspace.

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The Iran conflict triggered some of the longest-ever flights to nowhere, with 2 planes returning to their bases after 16 hours

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An Emirates Airbus A380-800 bound for Dubai departs Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, on February 26, 2026.
An Emirates Airbus A380, like the one that returned to Auckland.

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Photos show chaos at airports as passengers are left stranded due to canceled flights

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Passengers are stranded in the terminal following prolonged flight cancellations.
Passengers are stranded in airports across the world amid ongoing air strikes in the Middle East.

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Inside how political candidates jet across battleground states during election cycles

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People inside Hillary Clinton's campaign plane.
Brunson-Pitts has spent nearly two decades managing campaign travel for political candidates.

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Flight diversion map: See where flights are getting rerouted to in the aftermath of the attacks on Iran

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A list of canceled flights at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon on February 28, 2026.
A list of canceled flights from the main airport in Beirut, Lebanon, on Saturday.

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Air safety advocates say a GOP proposal won't mandate the collision warning system airline jets need

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ADS-B
The NTSB says an anti-collision system called ADS-B In could have prevented the DC air crash.

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Spirit expands premium seats and loyalty rewards to emerge from bankruptcy

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Spirit big front seat.
Spirit First is the airline's rebranded "Big Front Seat" that was previously its only premium offering.

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600 airline passengers faced the weirdest sleepover ever, when heavy snow left them stuck on stationary planes overnight

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An Airbus A350-900 is preparing for the longest non-stop flight in the history of Lufthansa on Sunday night at Hamburg Airport.
Passengers on five Lufthansa Group flights spent the night at Munich Airport.

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