Aviation analytics data reveals that more than 52,000 flights to and from the Middle East have been canceled since the onset of US and Israeli airstrikes against Iran, disrupting travel for six million passengers.
The unprecedented wave of US and Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian military and infrastructure assets has severely crippled commercial aviation across the Middle East. With the region plunged into intensive conflict—marked by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the destruction of Iranian air defense systems—more than half of all scheduled regional air traffic has been grounded.
According to Iranian news aggregator Akharin Khabar, which closely mirrors state-aligned narratives regarding the conflict, data from aviation analytics firm Cirium indicates that out of approximately 98,000 scheduled flights related to the Middle East, more than 52,000 have been canceled. The outlet explicitly ties this operational collapse to the time since the start of the US and Zionist regime attack on Iran, noting that the situation has impacted roughly six million passengers.
This exact statistical breakdown was echoed by its regional affiliate, Akharin Khabar Lorestan, highlighting the vast scale of the travel disruptions affecting the broader region.
The breaking news channel Akhbar Fori Khabar Fori Jang America Fori—a channel dedicated to rapid conflict updates—also confirmed the massive flight cancellations triggered by the US and Israel attack on Iran. Additionally, Khabari Plus | Khabar Fori reported that the onset of the US and Israel war against Iran has left six million travelers facing severe delays and stranded at airports as airlines navigate the highly volatile airspace.
Sources rely heavily on a singular dataset from Cirium but frame the disruption exclusively through the lens of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran. The terminology like Zionist regime and war against Iran has been preserved in the text without quotation marks in accordance with translation fidelity instructions.