Sri Lanka, June 24 -- No flights have been cancelled at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), despite the decision by several countries in the Middle East to close their respective airspace following airstrikes by Iran on a military base in Qatar yesterday (23).

However, according to a BIA spokesperson, a number of flights due to leave for airports in the Middle East have been delayed.

Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait closed their respective airspaces yesterday following airstrikes by Iran targeting the Al Udeid US military base in Doha.

Airlines decided to reroute flights significantly due to wider regional tensions.

Iran's military said on Monday it had carried out a "devastating and powerful" missile atta...