A significant operational crisis has unfolded at Istanbul Airport as three major international carriers—Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), and Air Arabia—have been forced to cancel more than a dozen flights, creating widespread disruption across critical European and Middle Eastern aviation corridors. The cascading cancellations have left thousands of passengers stranded and raised fresh concerns about systemic vulnerabilities in global aviation infrastructure during peak travel seasons.
The disruptions span multiple high-traffic…