Keeping passengers safe will be all airlines’ highest priority. What could an escalating conflict mean for both the airlines and the travelling public?

Global stocks edged lower on Thursday while investors took cover in safe havens such as gold and the U.S. dollar gained as financial markets were on edge over the possible entry of the United States into the week-old Israel-Iran air war.

Recent exchanges between Israel and Iran have raised market concerns over potential disruptions to trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz.