Travel chaos spreads across the globe following military operation against Iran

THE CHAOS AT AIRPORTS AROUND THE WORLD WITH THESE WEEKEND STRIKES LEAVING PASSENGERS. STRIKES LEAVING PASSENGERS STRANDED, TRYING TO GET HOME. HERE IS VALERIE CACASTRO. STRANDED, TRYING TO GET HOME. HERE IS VALERIE CASTRO. >> Reporter: TONIGHT TRAVEL. HERE IS VALERIE CASTRO. >> Reporter: TONIGHT TRAVEL CHCHAOS RIPPLING AROUND THE. CHAOS RIPPLING AROUND THE WORLD. MAJOR AIRPORTS IN THE MIMIDDLE. WORLD. MAJOR AIRPORTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST SHUT DOWN AFTER IRAN. MAJOR AIRPORTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST SHUT DOWN AFTER IRAN FIRED A BARRAGE OF M MISSILES. EAST SHUT DOWN AFTER IRAN FIRED A BARRAGE OF MISSILES AND DRONESES AT COUNTRIES IN. FIRED A BARRAGE OF MISSISILES AND DRONES AT COUNTRIES IN THE GULF. AND DRONESES AT COUNTRIES IN THE GULF. THE REGION A MAJOR TRAVEL. THE GULF. THE REGION A MAJAJOR TRAVEL HUB, MORE THAN 1,500 FLIGHTS. THE REGION A MAJOR TRAVEL HUB, MORE THAN 1,500 FLIGHTS TO THE MIDDLDLE EAST CANCELED. HUB, MORE THAN 1,500 FLIGHTS TO THE MIDDLE EAST CANCELELED. TRAVELERS WORLDWIDE IMPACTED. TO THE MIDDLE EAST CANCELED. TRAVELERS WORLDWIDE IMPACTED FROM LEBANON TO INDIA, EVEN. TRAVELERS WORLDWIDE IMPACTED FROM LEBANANON TO INDIA, EVEN FRANCE AND GERMANY. FROM LEBANON TO INDIA, EVEN FRANCECE AND GERMANY. MASSIVE CROWDS IN DOHA. FRANCE AND GERMANY. MASSIVE CROWDS IN DODOHA SCRAMBLING TO FIGURE OUT.

SCRAMBLING TO FIGURE OUT THEIR NEXT MOVE. >> THE FRONT OF F THE LINE UP. THEIR NEXT MOVE. >> THE FRONT OF THE LINE UP THERE ARE E WAITING THREE HOURS. >> THE FRONT OF THE LINE UP THERE E ARE WAITING THREE HOURS JUST TO GET THE VOUCHER. THERE ARE WAITITING THREE HOURS JUST TO GET THE VOUCHER. >> Reporter: WHILE AT DUBAI. >> Reporter: WHILE AT DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PASSENGERS WERE E EVACUATED. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PASSENGERS W WERE EVACUATED AFTER IT WAS ATTACKED, AND. PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED AFTER IT WAS ATTACKED, AND KUWAIT'S AIRPORT ALSO. AFTER IT WAS ATTACKED, AND KUWAIT'S AIRPOPORT ALSO SUFFERING HEAVY DAMAGE AND A. KUWAIT'S AIRPORT ALSO SUFFERING HEAVY DAMAGE AND A PARTRTIAL COLLAPSE. SUFFERING HEAVY DAMAGE AND A PARTIAL L COLLAPSE. MULTIPLE AIRLINES PAUSING ALL. PARTIAL COLLAPSE. MULTIPLE A AIRLINES PAUSING ALL TRAVEL AFTER IRAN AND SEVERAL. MULTIPLE AIRLINES PAUSING ALL TRAVEL AFTER IRAN AND SESEVERAL ARAB COUNTRIES CLOSED THEIR. TRAVEL AFTER IRAN AND SEVERAL ARABAB COUNTRIES CLOSED THEIR AIR SPACE. AIR SPACE. PASSENGERS LEFT FRUSTRATED, SCARED AND STRANDED. PASSENGERS LEFT FRUSTRATED, SCARED AND STRANDED. >> IT'S KIND OF BEEN CHAOS. SCARED AND STRANDED. >> IT'S KIND OF BEEN CHAOS HERE. >> IT'S KIND OF F BEEN CHAOS HERE. ALL THE AIR SPACE IS CLOSED. HERE. ALL THE AIR SPACE IS CLOSED HERE. HERE. >> Reporter: OLIVER SIMS WAS ALREADY IN THE AIR HEADED.

>> Reporter: OLIVER SIMS WAS ALREADY IN THE AIR H HEADED BACK HOME TO DALLAS FROM. ALREADY IN THE AIR HEADED BACK HOME TO DALLAS FROM QATAR R WHEN THE FLIGHT CHANGED. QATAR WHEN THE FLIGHT CHANGED COURSE. HE IS NOT SURERE WHEN HE WILL. COURSE. HE IS NOT SURE W WHEN HE WILL BE ABLE TO GET HOME. HE IS NOT SURE WHEN HE WILL BE ABLE TO GET HOME. >> THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE. >> THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAPTAIN SAID THAT WE HAVE TO TURN BACK AROUND AND GO BACK. CAPTAIN SAID THAT WE HAVE TO TURN BACK AROUND AND G GO BACK TO DOHA BECAUSE QATAR AIRWAYS. TURN BACK AROUND AND GO BACK TO DOHA BECAUSE QATAR AIRWAYS ORDERED ALL FLIGHTS TO COME. TO DOHA BECAUSE QATAR AIRWAYS ORDERED ALL FLIGHTS TOTO COME BACK TO DOHA. ORDERED ALL FLIGHTS TO COME BACK TO DOHA. >> Reporter: ANOTHERER AMERICAN. BACK TO DOHA. >> Repororter: ANOTHER AMERICAN TOURIST SARAH NOW WAITING IT. >> Reporter: ANOTHER AMERICAN TOURURIST SARAH NOW WAITING IT OUT IN HER DOHA HOTEL. TOURIST SARAH NOW WAITING IT OUT IN HER DOHA A HOTEL. >> I'M LITERALLY SHAKING. OUT IN HER DOHA HOTEL. >> I'M LITERALLYLY SHAKING RIGHT NOW. S. RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: AS THOUSANDS MORE ANXIOUSUSLY HUNKER DOWN. >> Reporter: AS THOUSANDS MORE ANXIOUSLY HUNKER DOWN AND HOPE TO GET OUT SOON. MORE ANXIOUSLY HUNKER DOWN AND HOPE TO GET OUT SOON. >> VALERIE IS JOINING US NOW.

AND HOPE TO GET OUT SOON. >> VALERIE IS JOINING US NOW FROM NEWARK AIRPORT. >> VALERIE IS JOINING US NOW FROM NEWARK AIRPORT. VAVALERIE, SOME AIRLINES ARE. FROM NEWARK AIRPORT. VALELERIE, SOME AIRLINES ARE NOW CLOSING BOOKINGS FOR NEW. VALERIE,E, SOME AIRLINES ARE NOW CLOSING BOOKINGS FOR NEW FLIGHTS TO THE REGION AT THE. NOW CLOSING BOOKINGS FOR NEW FLIGHTS TO THE REGION ATAT THE MOMENT? MOMENT? >> Reporter: YEAH, HALLIE, THESE TICKCKET COUNTERS. >> Reporter: YEAH, HALLIE, THESE TICKET COUOUNTERS NORMALLY SERVE CUSTOMERS. THESE TICKET COUNTERS NORMALLY SERVE CUSTOMERS FLYING AN ISRAELI AIRLINE BUT. NORMALLY SERVE CUSTOMERS FLYING AN ISRAELI AIRLINE BUT YOU CAN N SEE THEY'RE TOTALLY. FLYING AN ISRAELI AIRLINE BUT YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE E TOTALLY EMPTY TONIGHT, THE AIRLINE. YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE TOTATALLY EMPTY TONIGHT, THE AIRLINE ANNOUNCING IT IS SUSPENDING. EMPTY TOTONIGHT, THE AIRLINE ANNOUNCING IT IS SUSPENDING FUTURE TICKET SALES UNTIL AT. FUTURE TICKET SALES UNTIL AT LEAST MARCH 21st WHILE IT WORKS TO GET ISRAELIS. LEAST MARCH 21st WHILE IT WORKS TO GET ISRAELIS STRARANDED ABROAD BACK HOME.