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Some tourists in Malaysia make most of Mideast flight mess as others scramble to get home

Flights are cancelled, schedules are in chaos and scores of European tourists are still waiting to go home, three weeks after the United States and…

By Samantha Johnson / March 20, 2026
Flights are cancelled, schedules are in chaos and scores of European tourists are still waiting to go home, three weeks after the United States and Israeli attack on Iran.
Some of them, like retiree John Williams, 61, and his wife Gillian, 60, from the United Kingdom, are making good use of their “extended” time in Malaysia.

“We’re sort of stranded, but frankly we are in no hurry. We are spending a few days in Penang and will explore other ways to get home later,” Williams said.

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“We saw that others have flown back using unusual transit routes. We just hope things get better.”

Their flight to London was cancelled on March 3, and despite daily checks on websites, emails and airline travel groups, they have yet to receive any update.

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Businessman Billy Clifford is scheduled to fly to Paris next month via transit in Abu Dhabi.

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