New Delhi, March 1 -- Global air travel has been hit massively in the past couple of days, as tensions flared up in the Middle East once again, after the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran. The attack, officially called Operation Epic Fury, has already resulted in the death of Iran's long-time Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and many other top leaders.

Iran has retaliated by launching missile and drone attacks on US bases across the region, forcing the closure of most Gulf countries, except Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, and Egypt.

Countries that have confirmed full closures of their airspace to civilian traffic are: Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Syria, and Bahrain. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) airspace is parti...