Why and how European airlines may cancel flights – and why passengers shouldn’t worry about holidays

Ground stop: Lufthansa of Germany and SAS of Scandinavia are cancelling flights. A document on my laptop, named IranFlights, was created on the morning of Saturday 28 February, when US and Israeli attacks on Iran began, triggering airspace closures across the Gulf and wider Middle East. Aviation fuel shortages and route optimizations by airlines have led to widespread cancellations, causing passenger anxiety about holiday plans.

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