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Cover Story: Middle East Conflict Chokes Global Shipping, Aviation (Part 1)

By Bao Zhiming, Zou Xiaotong, Qu Yunxu, Hu Xuan and Lu Zhenhua
2026年04月20日 16:08
Closed airspace, spiking jet fuel and air freight costs threaten the region’s lucrative logistics model and the world’s airline industry
Closed airspace, spiking jet fuel and airfreight costs threaten the Middle East’s lucrative logistics model and the world’s airline industry.

For more than two decades, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar capitalized on their central locations and open-skies policies to become the premier aviation hubs linking Europe, Asia and Africa.

Dubai International, Abu Dhabi Zayed International and Doha Hamad International airports expanded aggressively. The big three Middle Eastern carriers — Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways — dominated global passenger and freight volumes.

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