War grounds flights, strands travelers worldwide

ABU DHABI/DUBAI/DOHA/DHAKA: Hundreds of thousands of travelers were left stranded on March 1 as escalating strikes involving the United States, Israel, and Iran forced the shutdown of much of the Middle East's airspace, throwing global travel into disarray.

Tourists and business travelers packed airports and hotels, struggling to reach airlines on jammed phone lines and unclear online portals, with little indica