Over 23,000 flights cancelled, Bollywood star Sonu Sood offers free stays in Dubai

Muscat: The US-Israel-Iran conflict, now in its second week since starting on February 28, 2026, has shut down airspaces across the Gulf, cancelling over 23,000 flights and stranding tens of thousands of travellers.

Oman has become a vital hub, with Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, coordinating repatriation flights for all nationalities from Muscat, joined by relief services from Qatar Airways and acts of kindness like Bollywood star Sonu Sood offering free stays in Dubai.

Challenges persist, including a delayed UK evacuation flight for vulnerable Britons, while the war disrupts data centers, gas exports, and claims over 1,000 lives, with Omani officials pleading for peace.