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The Iran war has slashed transit traffic at Middle Eastern airports, creating opportunities for hubs in Asia and beyond — at least for now. Flying across the world? You’re now more likely to stop in Asia than you would have been before war broke out in the Middle East. Major Persian Gulf airlines like Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad dominated intercontinental travel before the war, accounting for roughly a third of the traffic between Europe and Asia and about one in two travelers between Europe and Australia. But transfer traffic in the Middle East on routes connecting Asia to Europe has nearly halved since the war started in late February, according to one estimate.
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The Iran war has slashed transit traffic at Middle Eastern airports, creating opportunities for hubs in Asia and beyond — at least for now. Flying across the world? You’re now more likely to stop in Asia than you would have been before war broke out in the Middle East. Major Persian Gulf airlines like Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad dominated intercontinental travel before the war, accounting for roughly a third of the traffic between Europe and Asia and about one in two travelers between Europe and Australia. But transfer traffic in the Middle East on routes connecting Asia to Europe has nearly halved since the war started in late February, according to one estimate.
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