Over 4,400 Middle East airline passengers in Vietnam affected by airspace closures

Qatar Airways has cancelled flights between Vietnam and Doha from Feb 28 to March 2, affecting about 2,557 passengers. — AFP/VNA

HANOI: More than 4,400 passengers of Middle Eastern carriers in Vietnam have been affected after several countries in the region closed or severely restricted their airspace amid escalating military tensions between the US–Israel alliance and Iran.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) said that widespread airspace shutdowns across the Middle East were disrupting regional and global flight operations.