According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, Qatar Airways will cancel 19 flights on the Ho Chi Minh City - Doha and Hanoi - Doha routes during this period, affecting more than 4,100 passengers.

The airline is also planning to operate a special non-scheduled flight on the Hanoi - Paris - Hanoi route to transport nearly 400 passengers who were affected by the disruptions.

During the same period, Emirates will continue canceling flight pair EK364/EK365 on the Dubai - Ho Chi Minh City route until March 15. The cancellations are expected to affect nearly 2,000 passengers, although several other scheduled flights will still operate as planned.

Meanwhile, Etihad Airways is expected to continue operating passenger flights on the Hanoi - Abu Dhabi route from March 14 to 18, carrying around 500 passengers per day. Cargo flights on the route will continue operating normally.

Tensions in the Middle East have also caused sharp fluctuations in aviation fuel prices. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, the price of Jet A-1 fuel rose to US$157.27 per barrel on March 11, an increase of roughly 10 percent compared with the previous day.

The authority warned that if the conflict escalates and disrupts around 15 million barrels of oil supply per day from the Gulf region, global oil prices could surge to approximately US$150 per barrel. Such an increase would push aviation fuel prices significantly higher and place additional pressure on the global aviation industry.

Vu Diep