Maps show how Muscat became the center of Middle East air travel when the region's biggest airports closed

Austria's foreign minister welcomed passengers arriving in Vienna on a charter flight from Muscat.

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• Governments and airlines are using Muscat as a hub, while other Gulf airports are limited.
• Business Insider created three maps showing how flights from the Omani capital have changed.
• Oman has friendlier relations with Iran than other Gulf countries do.

Muscat, Oman, has become the temporary center of Middle Eastern...