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AU Financial Review
24-06-2025
- AU Financial Review
Qantas jet takes 15-hour flight to nowhere due to Middle East crisis
Passengers aboard a Paris-bound Qantas flight spent more than 15 hours in the air only to find themselves back where they started from in Australia after an Iranian missile attack shut down swathes of Middle East airspace. The Boeing 787 jet departed Perth for the usual 17-hour haul to Paris at 7.35 pm local time on Monday. It made it as far as the south-west fringes of Indian airspace when the airline was told about the missile attack, forcing it to turn around. Bloomberg
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Business Standard
24-06-2025
- Business Standard
Qantas jet takes 15-hour flight to nowhere due to West Asian crisis
Passengers aboard a Paris-bound Qantas Airways Ltd. flight spent more than 15 hours in the air only to find themselves back where they started from in Australia after an Iranian missile attack shut down swathes of Middle East airspace. The Boeing Co. 787 jet departed Perth for the usual 17-hour haul to Paris at 7.35 p.m. local time Monday. It made it as far as the south-west fringes of Indian airspace when the airline was told about the missile attack, forcing it to turn around. The plane landed safely back in the Western Australian capital around 11 a.m. Tuesday. Another Qantas flight from Perth bound for London Heathrow was also affected and diverted to Singapore, Qantas said in a statement. Passengers on both flights will be accommodated overnight. The diversions will also affect the return flights from London and Paris, and Qantas said it is working through options for affected passengers. The airline said it would continue to monitor airspace availability and utilize a number of flight paths for flights to Europe factoring in weather and the security situation. Qantas's non-stop European flights from Perth routinely fly over the Middle East region, and at times have been forced to take longer detours to skirt airspace restrictions or stop in Singapore to refuel.
News18
24-06-2025
- News18
Long Queues, Stranded Passengers At Doha, Dubai Airports As Airlines Cancel Flights
Last Updated: The disruptions followed the temporary closure of airspace over Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait after Iran's missile strike on a US military base in Doha. Operations at Doha's Hamad International Airport and Dubai International Airport descended into chaos as thousands of passengers faced hours-long delays, flight cancellations and overcrowded terminals. The disruptions followed the temporary closure of airspace over Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait after Iran's missile strike on a US military base in Doha. The closures forced major airlines to cancel or reroute hundreds of flights creating a massive backlog of stranded travelers. At least 250 flights were cancelled and over 230 delayed in Doha while Dubai International saw more than 140 cancellations and 450 delays, according to data from FlightRadar24. Virgin Australia estimated that over 25,000 passengers were stranded at Hamad International alone while Qatar Airways said it was working to restore its schedule, though disruptions are expected to continue until at least June 26. Videos shared widely on social media showed long lines at terminals, exhausted passengers sleeping on the floor and heated arguments as frustrated travelers waited without clear information. @qatarairways the economy passengers are also humans. At least have more desks at airport to cater for thousands of transit passengers. #Doha #DohaAirport #doha_qatar — Shahid Farid (@Shahid_farid19) June 24, 2025 At Doha airport, a queue stretched over 200 meters, with minimal food or water available for those in line as a passenger told Reuters, 'I haven't slept for 19 hours. And I've been in this line over nine hours. They only gave us water." 'It's very frustrating," Julien Moutte, a Paris-bound traveler stuck at Doha airport for 15 hours, said, continuing, 'There's no clear communication, and people are just left waiting." Current situation at Dubai International are suspending flights to Dubai, Doha over travel warnings after Iran attacked U.S. based in Qatar. — Dennis Okari (@DennisOkari) June 23, 2025 The Middle East serves as a critical transit hub between Europe and Asia owing to which airlines including British Airways, Lufthansa, Air India and flydubai adjusted or suspended routes, citing safety concerns and airspace congestion. First Published: June 24, 2025, 19:45 IST
Straits Times
24-06-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Travel chaos starts to ease as Gulf states reopen airspace
National carriers in the Gulf resumed flights, with operations restarting at some of the world's busiest airports. PHOTO: REUTERS Air-travel disruptions started to ease in the Middle East as a ceasefire deal was reached between Israel and Iran, and several Persian Gulf states reopened their airspace on June 24. National carriers in the Gulf resumed flights, with operations restarting at some of the world's busiest airports. Hubs in Doha and Dubai had closed briefly in preparation for Iran's missile strike on June 23 at a US air base in Qatar. Airports in Bahrain and Kuwait were also operating again on June 24, though foreign carriers remained cautious, cancelling flights and staying away from a region where millions of passengers pass through every month. Qatar Airways reinstated flights on June 24 and deployed extra ground staff at Hamad International Airport in Doha to assist the resumption of operations. The carrier operates more than 80 per cent of the flights that go through Hamad, according to which compiles industry data. Emirates, the world's largest international airline, said it would continue to operate its schedule, using flight paths well distanced from conflict areas after some journeys were rerouted on June 23. Air India said it will progressively resume flights to the Middle East and Europe from June 24, adding that most operations to and from the Middle East will resume from June 25. Singapore Airlines (SIA) cancelled all flights between Singapore and Dubai until June 25, following 'a security assessment of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East'. Scoot – the budget arm of SIA – cancelled flights to and from Jeddah on June 23 and 27. The airline said it will continue to monitor the situation and adjust its flight schedule as necessary. Japan Airlines halted services to Doha until June 27. British Airways flights to Doha remained cancelled on June 24, while Dubai services are operating. Malaysia Airlines, Korean Air and ANA Holdings are operating to Dubai and Doha as normal. The skies over large swathes of the Middle East have been restricted several times during the past 20 months, making flying through Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Iran difficult. The closures have forced airlines to cancel flights on profitable routes, pass through countries they usually avoid like Afghanistan, and take detours that add flight time and extra fuel costs. Dozens of aircraft diverted from Dubai and Doha during the disruptions that lasted several hours. The diversions meant some passengers had to fly for longer, stay on the tarmac, or wound up on flights going nowhere. Travellers aboard a Paris-bound Qantas Airways flight spent more than 15 hours in the air only to find themselves back where they started from in Australia. BLOOMBERG, REUTERS Additional reporting by Elaine Lee Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
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First Post
24-06-2025
- Business
- First Post
Flight to nowhere: Qantas jet to Paris turns back after 15 hours in the air due to Iran-Israel conflict
The airplane, a Boeing 787 jet, departed from Perth for a long-haul 17-hour journey to Paris at 7.35 pm local time on Monday. It was not until the plane reached the Indian airspace that the crew was told about the shut airspace over West Asia, forcing the plane to turn back read more The crisis in West Asia led passengers of a Paris-bound Qantas Airways to fly for 15 hours only to be back in Australia from where they started their journey. The airplane, a Boeing 787 jet, departed from Perth for a long-haul 17-hour journey to Paris at 7.35 pm local time on Monday. It was not until the plane reached the Indian airspace that the crew was told about the shut airspace over West Asia, forcing the plane to turn back. The plane landed back safely in Australia at 11 am local time on Tuesday. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Qantas Airways said in a statement that another one of its planes bound for London was affected due to the airspace closure and was diverted to Singapore. Passengers from both flights will be accommodated overnight, with the diversions also impacting the return flights from London and Paris. Qantas said it is exploring options to assist affected travellers. How flights have been affected globally Airlines scrambled to cancel flights and reroute planes after several West Asian nations closed their countries' airspace temporarily as Iran attacked the Al Udeid US military base in Doha, the latest upheaval to air travel in a normally busy region. The conflict cut off major flight routes to typically resilient aviation hubs such as Dubai, with the world's busiest international airport, and Qatar's capital of Doha. The usually busy airspace stretching from Iran and Iraq to the Mediterranean resembles a ghost town, devoid of commercial air traffic due to the airspace closures and safety concerns. According to aviation analytics company Cirium, about two dozen flights to Doha, mostly from Qatar Airways, were diverted on Monday, and about a handful of flights to Dubai were diverted due to the airspace closures. Is the situation back to normal now? By Tuesday, however, most countries reopened their airspace. Israel and Iran have agreed to reach a ceasefire brokered by the US, effectively meaning that hostilities along the border would come to a halt now. However, Israel has claimed that Iran has violated the ceasefire. Iraq reopened its airspace Tuesday, 12 days after closing it amid the Iran-Israel war, aviation authorities said. The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority announced the 'reopening of Iraqi airspace to international air traffic, following a comprehensive assessment of the security situation and coordination with relevant national and international authorities.' Similarly, Qatar lifted the shutdown of its airspace after Iran fired a series of missiles at the Gulf state targeting the US's Al Udeid base hosted there. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'The General Civil Aviation Authority announces the resumption of air traffic in the airspace of the State of Qatar and the return of the atmosphere to normal,' it said in a statement on X. With inputs from agencies
