Dan Schwartzman

The U.S.

and Israeli bombing campaign over Iran and the subsequent retaliation by the Islamic Republic has led to more than 2,300 flight cancellations being recorded in the Middle East, with more than 90 percent of departures from Dubai International Airport being canceled.

That's according to flight-aware data.

Some airlines were hit hard with Qatar Airways saying all flights are still halted and that it would provide an update at 9 a.m.

on Monday.

Emirates, the world's largest international airline, they've suspended flights indefinitely while Etihad extended cancellations until 2 a.m.

on Monday.

The UAE's Civil Aviation Authority said it was dealing with 20,000 affected passengers caught up in the disruption.

Dan Schwartzman, Bloomberg Radio.

I just wonder how quickly lawmakers could get back to town if leadership decides to do that, because that's the Democratic demand is that everyone reassemble and get a vote on it, which could have happened this week.

By the way, there was already a move in that direction, as we discussed yesterday.

But two New Yorkers, Gregory Meeks and Chuck Schumer, wanted done now.

And I'll be very curious to see what happens with the timing here as we learn more about the window of opportunity that presented itself for this raid.

and Israeli bombing campaign over Iran and the subsequent retaliation by the Islamic Republic has led to more than 2,300 flight cancellations being recorded in the Middle East, with more than 90% of departures from Dubai International Airport being canceled.

That's according to FlightAware data.

Some airlines were hit hard with Qatar Airways saying all flights are still halted and that it would provide an update at 9 a.m.

on Monday.

Emirates, the world's largest international airline, they've suspended flights indefinitely while Etihad extended cancellations until 2 a.m.

on Monday.

The UAE's Civil Aviation Authority said it was dealing with 20,000 affected passengers caught up in the disruption.