Middle Eastern airlines, some of the biggest globally, have been hit hard by the Iran conflict that has seen attack drones and missile strikes across the Gulf region, disrupting busy airport hubs and redrawing traffic routes across the skies.
Major state-backed carriers in the region, including Emirates, Etihad Airways, flydubai, Qatar Airways, and Air Arabia, saw flight numbers drop to near zero after the initial February 28 strikes by US and Israeli forces on Iran.
Flight numbers from the key United Arab Emirates, which includes Abu Dhabi and Dubai, have slowly picked up since then, though they remain well below pre-conflict levels, according to data compiled by Flightradar24.com.