Coimbatore, March 3 -- With the ongoing war in the Middle East leading to widespread airspace closures, flight operations in the region have dropped to almost nil, impacting air travel between India and Gulf destinations, airport authorities said on Tuesday.

Speaking to ANI, Mohammed Arif, Director of Coimbatore International Airport, said, "In the wake of this ongoing war in the Middle East region, the airspace there has been closed by multiple countries. Because of that, there is almost negligible flight operation in the Middle East region. India also operates multiple flights to the region on a daily basis from various cities in the country. Coimbatore also happens to be one of those cities that operates flights.

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