India, March 3 -- The Israeli-US war with Iran has brought West Asia to a standstill and has stranded thousands in one of the busiest transport spaces, with multiple countries closing their airspaces due to the conflict.

Both the Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports had temporarily shut down operations after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government announced a temporary partial airspace closure. The country's two carriers, Etihad Airways and Emirates, have announced they will operate at limited capacity until at least March 4, with some repatriation flights.

But the passengers have been advised not to go to the airports unless notified by the carriers.

Air India said on Tuesday that it is deploying its widebody aircraft with higher capacity o...