00:00It's chaos for international air travellers as the military escalation between Iran and
00:05Israel prompted multiple airspace closures and dozens of flight cancellations.
00:11Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport has been shut down until further notice.
00:16Israel's flag carrier El Al Airlines has suspended all flights to and from the country,
00:23adding that it was moving some of its planes abroad.
00:26Other major carriers including Air France, Emirates, Lufthansa, United and Delta have cancelled flights to the region.
00:35Iran too halted all inbound and outbound traffic from its Imam Khomeini International Airport.
00:42Jordan, Iran, Israel and Iraq all closed their airspace.
00:47Thousands of travellers have been diverted to other destinations through Egypt and Saudi Arabia
00:53or north via Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.
00:57Over 25 flights carrying more than 2000 passengers have been diverted to Cyprus.
01:04Authorities in European countries like the UK, Italy, Spain and France are advising against all travel to Iran.
