Airspace across several parts of the Middle East was restricted after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran over the weekend, prompting retaliatory attacks and widespread aviation precautionary measures. Gulf states including the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain have introduced temporary airspace restrictions, while Iran, Israel, and Iraq imposed closures or operational limits. Select governments are gradually resuming flights through controlled emergency corridors. According to a UAE government media briefing, 60 repatriation flights have departed the UAE since March 1, transporting a total of 17,498 passengers. Authorities say the next phase will scale up operations to approximately 80 flights a day with capacity for more than 27,000 passengers. Limited commercial flight departures have resumed from Dubai International Airport (DXB), Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International (DWC), and Zayed International Airport (AUH).…