Growing fears of the Israel-Gaza war sliding into a wider conflict involving Iran and its proxies are affecting demand for air travel to the Middle East, with bookings down by 7 percent for the region. Flight tickets issued in the period between July 15 and July 25 for any future travel date to the Middle East are down 7 percent year on year, with Jordan and Lebanon suffering the biggest drops, data from travel research company ForwardKeys has found.
