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Tens of thousands of #airlinepassengers are stranded by the Iran war that has spread across the Gulf region, but some wealthy travelers are getting out by paying large sums for #luxuryflights to Europe via airports that are safe from Iranian drone and missile attacks. Demand for charter flights has #skyrocketed, with some people paying up to 200,000 euros ($232,000) as major airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha were closed after the start of the conflict last weekend. Travelers from Dubai, usually known as a safe and luxurious destination, are seeking to evacuate by traveling overland either to Muscat, Oman, about a four-hour drive, or to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, more than 10 hours away. Then they board one of the few available commercial flights or take a charter flight, whose costs have soared since the start of the war. “The demand is huge, and we can’t deliver enough aircraft to respond to the demand,” said Altay Kula, CEO of the France-based private jet broker JET-...

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