How Israel and Iran's missile tensions are impacting British and Irish Lions fans

Missile tensions between Iran and Israel in the Middle East have caused travel chaos for British and Irish Lions fans heading to Australia. Large numbers of rugby fans heading Down Under to be in Perth in time for Saturday’s opening match of the British and Irish Lions tour are flying via Doha, the UAE and Istanbul, but some were diverted this week due to Iranian missile threats on US bases in the region and the closure of Qatari airspace. Bahrain and Kuwait also temporarily closed their airspace. One fan said their flight from Edinburgh landed in Istanbul before being sent back to the Scottish capital. Another was diverted from a planned Doha stopover to Turkey before going on to successfully land in Perth with minor delays. Others saw their planned stop in 2022 Fifa World Cup hosts Qatar switched to Saudi Arabia, while some had front-loaded delays at Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Click the link in our bio to get more of the story 🔗 #israel #iran #israelpalestineconflict #middleeast #qatar #us #uk #politics #politicalnews #business #businessnews #finance #financialnews #sports #sportsbusiness #rugby #rugbyunion #britishandirishlions #travel #news #worldnews #world #foryou #foryoupage #trending