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FlightGlobal Focus
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How important is the Middle East to the global airline industry?
22 minutes Posted Mar 9, 2026 at 2:54 am.
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With the Iran conflict grounding aircraft, closing airports and stranding passengers, we assess the health of the Middle East airline industry going into this crisis – and the potential impact of a prolonged war.

FlightGlobal’s head of airlines, Lewis Harper, joins Asia airlines editor Alfred Chua to discuss the key data and developments.