US-Israel war on Iran disrupts 54 Hong Kong-Mideast flights as airspace remains closed

The number of flights between Hong Kong and the Middle East disrupted by the US-Israeli strikes on Iran has risen to 54, as ongoing airspace closures force Gulf tour suspensions until at least next week. About 13,000 of roughly 32,000 flights scheduled to operate into and out of the Middle East have been cancelled since last Saturday, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. A check by the South China Morning Post on Tuesday found that flights between Hong Kong and Dubai in the United Ara...

By Oscar Liu