Airlines that once relied on the shortest, most fuel-efficient routes are now being forced to take lengthy detours to avoid flying over Iran. Flight durations on some routes have risen by 15-40%, while shorter regional sectors have seen journey times more than double in extreme cases.
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested by Kuwaiti authorities on March 3, facing charges related to social media posts about the war, with limited access to his lawyer for six weeks.
"This is a system shock," says Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group. "You have a material energy supply disruption and a structural shift toward fragmentation."