Widespread disruption to air travel continues as Middle East tensions propel severe cancellations and hours-long delays at Gulf hubs, impacting passengers with multiple connecting flights to Europe and Central Asia.

In Kozhikode, a delay of a Air Arabia flight to Abu Dhabi forced 41 students to miss their connection to Almaty; the airline has arranged alternative tickets for them across today and tomorrow.

Airlines are urging travelers to check updated flight statuses with customer care before heading to airports due to ongoing cancellations and delays.

Budget and low-cost carriers are contributing to the travel chaos, with SpiceJet canceling or delaying numerous services to and from Kerala, including routes to Mumbai, Pune, and Amritsar.

Several major international carriers have extended suspensions in the region amid geopolitical uncertainty, with Air Canada, Finnair, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, KLM, Singapore Airlines, and Lufthansa all extending service suspensions into late October or early next year.