For many travelers with trips to or from the Middle East, the coming weeks already had plans attached to them. Flights had been booked for Eid Al Fitr, family visits arranged, and spring vacations mapped out well in advance—all before escalating regional conflict prompted airspace closures across the region. Flights are now gradually resuming and restrictions are easing in stages, but aviation experts caution that the system rarely moves cleanly from closure back to normal operations. Routes may reopen while specific corridors remain restricted, forcing airlines to reroute aircraft or adjust schedules with little notice. In periods like this, airspace can reopen one day and close again the next if security conditions shift. “Airspace conditions can change relatively quickly in response to safety developments,” says Mohanad Nada, the Gulf Cooperation Council head at business travel platform Tumodo.…