Strikes on Iran cause airspace closures throughout Middle East

Following the U.S. and Israel’s attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, airspace closures throughout the Middle East have led to massive commercial flight disruptions and cancellations. The real-time flight tracking service FlightRadar24 showed airspace closures across the region on Saturday, including in the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Israel, Kuwait and Bahrain. Airspace closures…

WestJet cuts 16 US routes as Canadians travel elsewhere

Canadian airline WestJet is dramatically cutting back on flights to the U.S. The Calgary, Alberta-based carrier will not resume seasonal flights to North Carolina’s Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) — one of the 16 routes it is cutting, schedule data from aviation analytics firm Cirium shows. WestJet confirmed the route cuts. Most of the affected routes…