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With Iranian forces now targeting U.S. bases in multiple Middle Eastern countries following a joint U.S.-Israel attack targeting the country’s leadership and military assets in the early hours of Feb. 28, all major airlines have canceled and rerouted flights into the region.

Dubai International (DUB), which is the region’s biggest hub and busiest airport in the world for international traffic, shut down at 7 a.m. on Saturday morning as at least one luxury hotel later caught fire after getting hit by debris Iranian missile attack. Large swaths of the airspace over Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Israel remain closed and, according to flight data reports, airlines have canceled at least 850 flights as of the afternoon of Feb. 28.

Qatar Airways, Emirates and flydubai temporarily suspended all operations while most major carriers canceled flights to the Middle Eastern cities such as Dubai and Doha over ongoing security concerns.

Delta, United, American all cancel Middle Eastern flights

United Airlines diverted a Feb. 28 flight already on the way to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Athens while canceling further service into Dubai and Tel Aviv. Delta Air Lines also canceled its flights into Israel through March 1.

“Delta is continuously monitoring the evolving security environment and assessing our operations based on security guidance and intelligence reports,” the airline said in a statement. “Updates will be communicated as they are available.”

American Airlines turned its AA120 flight between Philadelphia and Doha to return back to the U.S. at 9:30 a.m. while also canceling the same route for March 1. All three major airlines have issued travel waivers that allow customers on any canceled or delayed flight to refund or reschedule it.

International airlines such as KLM, Air France, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Iberia Express and Wizz Air have all also canceled flights into the region. Air India has also called off service not just to Dubai but also multiple locations in Europe and the U.S. that were slated to cross the Middle Eastern airspace.

Some of the canceled routes include flights between Delhi and London Heathrow, Toronto and Frankfurt as well as flights between Mumbai and Newark and Frankfurt among multiple others.

Air India canceled multiple routes to the U.S. and Europe that were scheduled to fly over Middle Eastern airspace.

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“We will continue to closely monitor the situation and share further updates based on our risk assessments”

“We will continue to closely monitor the situation and share further updates based on our risk assessments,” Air India said in a statement.

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Turkish Airlines, which runs a large number of flights into Middle Eastern countries, has also canceled flights into Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Jordan throughout the weekend. Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air called off flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv and Amman from various European cities into March 7.

The widespread cancelations have left tens of thousands of travelers stranded. Dubai Airport sees approximately 250,000 passengers pass through it on a given day; an abrupt cancelation of all service has ricocheted into airports around the world.

“Everything’s on shutdown from what we’ve been told, it’s pretty scary,” Jonny Escott, a Dubai resident who was scheduled to fly Emirates to Newcastle in England, told The Independent. “It’s hard for everyone, and it’s such a unique situation. Emirates are doing their best, but no one has a clue what is going to happen next.”

This article will be updated as more information becomes available.