00:00Flight prices from Asia to Europe have soared after major Middle Eastern airports closed due to the U.S.-Israel conflict
00:07with Iran.
00:08Many popular routes are fully booked for days, with very few seats left.
00:12Major golf hubs like Dubai International Airport, which normally handles over 1,000 flights a day, remained shut on Tuesday.
00:19This has slashed capacity on routes such as Australia to Europe, where golf carriers like Emirates and Qatar Airways usually
00:25dominate.
00:26In Australia, planes stayed grounded at Sydney Airport on Tuesday, as additional flights to the Middle East were cancelled.
00:34Australia's Flight Centre Travel Group said it has experienced a 75% increase in calls to stores and emergency lines
00:40since the crisis began.
00:43Travel disruptions have also spread to other hubs.
00:46Dozens of stranded passengers waited outside ticket offices of Middle Eastern Airlines at Thailand's Phuket International Airport on Tuesday.
00:54This passenger expressed her frustration over being stranded.
00:58She said she and her family were unable to return home and are facing extra expenses.
01:03However, airlines using direct routes or unaffected hubs may gain passengers short-term, as people avoid golf carriers.
01:10Reuters on Tuesday found few near-term seats and elevated prices for Asia to London flights.
01:15Airlines such as Cathay Pacific, Qantas and Thai Airways are filling seats fast, and demanding high fares for the few
01:22places that are available.
01:23Their GB2s was 18-357L in December.
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