Months after a series of airspace closures and strikes disrupted aviation across the Gulf, travelers flying through the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh are still navigating rolling flight cancellations, reduced frequencies and late schedule changes that can upend long-planned itineraries.
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How the Middle East flight disruption began
Regional flight schedules were thrown into disarray in late February and early March 2026,…



