Middle East War Impacts Global Air Travel

0:00It's April 2nd. This is Sydney News Today, powered by AI. A month-long war in the Middle East has wrecked air travel worldwide, cancelling thousands of flights in one of the busiest skies on the planet. Middle Eastern Airlines are dropping prices hard to fill seats, like Sydney to London return tickets next month for just $1,400. Dollars on Eddyhead, while Asian and American carriers charge over three times that. People bosses say Emirates and Qatar plan even more bargain-flight soon. Since demand is still shaky, but planes are running over 80 percent full. Anyway, officials slapped do-not-travel warnings on spots like Dubai, Qatar and Yemen, urging Aussies to skip the region or rethink trips to places like Jordan and Egypt. Travelers flying through Dubai call it business as usual, with packed airports and chill bives, even as over 10,000 Aussies headed home since. The march looks like those low fares keep pulling folks in despite the risks.