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Flight Radar June 20 2025
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Airfreight capacity in the Middle East has plummeted since the outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Iran – leading to a global drop in capacity. 

All widebody capacity, belly and freighter, in the region has fallen: by 100% in Iran and Syria; Iraq has 84% less; ...

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