The Israeli strikes against Iran are affecting travelers around the world as multiple major airlines have canceled or delayed flights.

And they’re not just flights to Israel.

The turmoil is affecting worldwide travel. Multiple major airlines have cancelled or diverted “thousands of flights,” straining airlines already struggling with profitability, according to Reuters. Eurocontrol told Reuters that it’s not just the Middle East; about 1,800 flights to and from Europe were affected by the turmoil on June 13 by mid morning, including 650 cancelled flights, Reuters reported.

Air India announced a string of diverted flights, including some from or to European destinations and the U.S.

There were 15,964 delayed flights worldwide on June 13 with 928 cancellations, including 168 into or out of the U.S., FlightAware reported.

Flight tracking sites showed there was no commercial air travel over Iran, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq on June 13. The airports in Tehran, Tel Aviv, and Amman were all closed.

Global air travel has been disrupted, CNN reported.

According to Reuters, flying through the Middle East region is an “important route for international flights between Europe and Asia,” especially since Russian and Ukrainian airspace was already shut down.

Travel to Israel or the Middle East was impacted most.

Airlines that had canceled, delayed, or “redirected” flights on June 13 included “Emirates, Etihad, Qatar Airways, and Air India, as well as the German-based Lufthansa,” according to CBS. In addition, El-Al and Isair, which are Israeli airlines, “evacuated planes from Tel Aviv,” CBS reported.

The cancellations affected the region around Israel but also “beyond,” the network reported.

Israel’s Ben-Gurion airport was completely closed to air travel passengers.

Emirates “canceled flights to and from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Iran,” CBS reported.

According to Reuters, El Al Airlines, Air France, Ryanair, and Wizz, suspended flights to and from Israel.

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Major Airlines Cancel 650 European Flights as Delays Rock Travelers first appeared on Men’s Journal on Jun 13, 2025