Gulf aviation boom becomes war casualty (noonpost.com)

Middle Eastern airlines and airports, built as state projects to diversify oil economies, are suffering heavy losses in the 2026 US-Israeli war on Iran. Nearly 30,000 flights were cancelled in the war's first days, and usage rates fell by about 55 percent between January and March. Airports in Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar came under Iranian attack, with some countries moving aircraft abroad.