War Has Sent Thousands of Planes Flying in the Other DirectionFlight paths across the Middle EastNote: Data is for March 1, 2026, and March 2, 2025, in Iran local time. The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has forced the cancellation of tens of thousands of flights across the Middle East. Before 2022, flights between much of Europe and Asia followed a path over Russia, using what aviation planners call the Siberian Corridor. How the Helsinki-to-Tokyo flight has changed its route over time March 2026 Helsinki RUSSIA Jan. 2022 UKRAINE Tokyo March 2026 IRAN March 2026 Helsinki RUSSIA Jan. 2022 UKRAINE Tokyo March 2026 IRAN Source: Flightradar24. How the Helsinki-to-Bangkok flight has zigzagged over time Helsinki RUSSIA UKRAINE Jan. 2022 March 2026 IRAN March 2024 Bangkok Helsinki RUSSIA Jan. 2022 UKRAINE March 2026 IRAN March 2024 Bangkok Source: Flightradar24.

Source: International New York Times March 14, 2026 01:15 UTC