Airlines Cancel Flights and Divert Routes as Israel-Iran Conflict Escalates
The latest set of cancellations come as airlines had started to resume flights to the region.
Meghna Maharishi is Skift’s Airline Reporter, where she covers everything from loyalty programs to policy-making in Washington, D.C. She previously covered the airline industry at The Points Guy, worked on the investigative desk at CNBC, and did data visualization at CNN Politics. Send tips to Meghna on Signal at mmaharishi.61.
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