# AvTalk Episode 360: War shuts down Middle East airspace

An episode of [AvTalk - Aviation Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1215571407), 6 Mar 2026, 44 min.

Audio: https://media.blubrry.com/avtalk/media.blubrry.com/avtalk/content.blubrry.com/avtalk/AvTalk_360.mp3

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss the US-Israeli attack on Iran and Iranian response with an eye on the effects on commercial aviation. Airspace closures, flight cancellations, reroutes, diversions, and how airlines are coping with the rapid changes. Also on this week’s episode, another emergency evacuation with passengers carrying their baggage, the FAA \[…\] The post AvTalk Episode 360: War shuts down Middle East airspace appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

## Chapters

- 0:00 War closes Middle East airspace
- 27:50 Another evacuation full of carry on baggage
- 29:43 FAA steps in between United and American
- 34:13 Be careful where you lean
- 37:05 Lufthansa’s 100th anniversary livery 747
- 39:36 The lightning round

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