No fewer than 560 passengers travelling from Nigeria have been stranded following widespread airspace closures across parts of the Middle East, triggered by escalating hostilities involving the United States, Israel, and Iran. The affected passengers, who had checked in with their luggage and arrived at airports last Saturday for outbound international flights, remain grounded after several countries shut their airspace amid missile exchanges and heightened military tensions in the region. Some of the travellers were scheduled to fly with Qatar Airways and Emirates through Middle Eastern hubs before the sudden disruption forced a halt to operations. Both airlines were expected to deploy wide-body aircraft for the flights, including a Boeing 777-300ER operated by Emirates, which has a se...