{"id":322079,"date":"2026-03-02T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/world-facing-biggest-disruption-to-air-travel-since-covid-pandemic-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T00:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:00:19","slug":"world-facing-biggest-disruption-to-air-travel-since-covid-pandemic-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/world-facing-biggest-disruption-to-air-travel-since-covid-pandemic-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"World facing biggest disruption to air travel since Covid pandemic | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_x6JY9pVvkY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"World facing biggest disruption to air travel since Covid pandemic | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_x6JY9pVvkY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The conflict in and around the Persian Gulf region has led several countries to close their airspace, stranding tens of thousands of passengers who were booked to fly into and out of the Middle East.<br \/>\nA plume of smoke was seen near Dubai International Airport, one of the world&#8217;s busiest airports, in the UAE. 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