TSA is a mess at several airports — but most others are just fine

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Passengers line up outside airports.
Passengers at Houston Hobby Airport experienced TSA wait times up to three hours on Sunday.

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Maps show how Muscat became the center of Middle East air travel when the region's biggest airports closed

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Austria's Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger welcomes passengers upon the arrival of a charter plane carrying Austrian nationals evacuated from Muscat, at Vienna International Airport, on March 4, 2026
Austria's foreign minister welcomed passengers arriving in Vienna on a charter flight from Muscat.

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The narrow corridor planes are being pushed through to avoid the Middle East just got even narrower

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A map from Flightradar24 shows planes flying across the Caucasus and north into Russia.
Many airlines have been flying over the Caucasus since the strikes on Iran.

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The US is urging Americans to leave 14 Middle Eastern countries amid the Iran conflict. Here's what's happening in each.

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Flight radar shows planes avoiding Middle Eastern countries amid Iran conflict.
The US State Department is urging Americans in over a dozen Middle Eastern countries to "depart now."

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What countries are doing to get their citizens home as the Iran war wreaks havoc on Middle East travel

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Jeff and Rebecca Moses from Manchester, who were staying in Fairmont Bab Al Bahr hotel, Abu Dhabi, arriving at Terminal 4 of London Heathrow Airport on a flight from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Picture date: Monday March 2, 2026.
Some British passengers flew home from Abu Dhabi on Monday

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Confusion, cancellations, and U-turns as Middle East travel chaos looks set to last at least a week

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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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Ryanair's CEO says flight bookings in Europe have surged since Middle East travel chaos began

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Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary gestures while delivering remarks during a press conference to talk about the future of the company's operation in the Portuguese market on January 28, 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary.

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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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