Air travel across the world remained heavily disrupted on Sunday, with thousands of flights cancelled and tens of thousands of travellers left stranded, on a second day of chaos sparked by the US and Israeli attacks on Iran.
Airports in Dubai, the world’s busiest terminal, Doha and Abu Dhabi remained closed while airlines across the Middle East cancelled almost all of their flights on Sunday. Some Dubai residents sought to leave the city or take shelter after a night punctuated by loud aerial interceptions, while businesses in the emirate have told staff to work remotely.
Iranian missiles and drones on Saturday and early Sunday targeted the airports of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait City and Manama in Bahrain, causing limited damage to terminal facilities. One person died and seven were injured in the attack on Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International.