Tens of thousands of passengers are scattered at airports across the Middle East, after Qatar’s air space was suddenly closed before Iran’s missile attack on the US base.
Hamad Doha International Airport was closed about eight hours from Monday to the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Doha is located only as an international airport in the Persian Gulf in Dubai, with more than 120,000 passengers crossing it every day.
At 1.20 am local time, Qatar Airways sent on social media platform X: “Qatar Airways confirms the return of flights by reopening the air space in Qatar.
“Our focus at this time is to help our travelers return home or to travel safely and safely. We have deployed additional ground employees at Hamad International Airport to support you.”
But after the cancellation of hundreds of Qatar Airways was canceled or diverted overnight, the departure is more due to turmoil.
These are key questions and answers.
What are the effects of closure?
The first aircraft to be diverted was a Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner of London Gattovick, who was well in Doha when he left and flew to the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
Dozens of flights were initially directed: initially to reasonable airports, including Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Central World Dubai, Muscat, Medina, Riyadh and Jeddah.
With the filling, deviant airports to Istanbul, Cairo and Salalah expanded south of Oman.
Qatar Airways diverted many entry flights from Asia and Australia to Indian airports, including Goa, Delhi and Mumbai.
Some flights returned to their starting points or were canceled before departure – including what was supposed to be the first British Airways flight from London to Doha since Friday, after weekend flights.
What happened to other British planes?
A flight of Qatar Airways from Hitro also landed in Riyadh. Leaving from Birmingham returned to Midlands western airport after the 1800 miles flight.
The next three flights to Hitro in the line, as the evening of Gatwick and Manchester served Doha, returned to London. But travelers in Airways Qatar from Edinburgh are currently in Istanbul.
What will happen to passengers at other airports?
The airline should intend to place passengers and crews in the hotels and fly to Doha after the airport is operational. But this will be difficult in places like India, where the visa rules are difficult.
And in places like Bahrain and Muscat, there will be enough hotel rooms for the sudden invasion of thousands of travelers.
That’s why many flights returned to their starting points – disappointing for travelers who may spend eight hours on “flying anywhere” but better than other options.
How will Doha Airport itself deal with?
With the difficulty of tens of thousands of travelers will wait for the terminal, whether they have just flown or started their journey to Qatar – perhaps after a family or career trip.
As the departure resumed in the early hours of Tuesday morning, it takes days to cleanse.
Flights from Gatwick and Hitro, which landed in Riyadh, later flew to Doha and arrived in the early hours of Tuesday. But they have found forward in chaos
As we saw a large ball around the world with the closure of Hitro Airport due to electricity in March. Aircraft and crews must return to Doha and take days to return.
Tuesday morning, six departments from Doha were canceled to British airports, and flights from the British airports to the Qatari capital were also established.
What is the rights of passengers?
Under the Law on Travelers’ Rights in the UK and the European Union, anyone who begins his trip to Europe is in a strong position.
Stuck in Doha? You have to make a hotel and meals until you can go out.
Haven’t left England yet? Passengers from the UK airports on Qatar Airways flights via Doha to Asia, Australia or Africa have the right to fly to their destination as soon as possible by any carrier with existing seats.
Since Qatar Airways has a 25 % share at British Airways Holding, IAG can be expected to choose many of these.
The UAE and the Turkish Airlines are other amenities for many Asian and African destinations, while Singapore and Pacific Aviation can provide lifts for limited passengers for Australia and New Zealand.
If I fly home – so my trip to Europe started?
You have no such rights at a non -European airport outside the EU and British airport.
As I discovered in November, Qatar Airways canceled the flight from Kathmando via Doha to London and offered an alternative a week later, without any hotel at the hotel, the airline could do what he likes. On this occasion I repaired and paid another £ 1.300 at the flight home via Bangkok. Passengers in a hurry or someone who do not want to ride for hotels may do the same thing.
Travel insurance may help some out -of -pocket costs and medium payment for long delays.
Is there a wider disorder?
Yes, on Tuesday morning, Qantas returned from London to London Hitro while it was Saudi Arabia and led to Singapore. British Airways arrival from Dubai was founded due to cancellation of the previous overseas service.
Indian flights from Delhi and Mumbai were canceled, although this may be due to problems with the Ahmadabad-Blondon Gatwick flight crash on June 12.
When does everything go back to normal?
British Airways has canceled its flights until Thursday, June 26, and hundreds of seats have been out of the market.
Airlines, including the Airways diameter, are working with full stretching as the summer peak, so even when the program is on the way back, it can be July before some travelers reach the point to be.
