India, March 1 -- The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran has created one of the most disruptive periods in global aviation since COVID-19, leading to widespread airspace closures and shutdowns of major Middle Eastern airport hubs.

Countries across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iraq, shut their skies to civilian flights as regional tensions escalated.

This caused major transit airports like Dubai International Airport, Abu Dhabi International Airport and Hamad International Airport (Doha) to halt normal operations for days, stranding thousands of passengers and cancelling flights worldwide.

While governments and airlines are now cautiously reopening limited servi...