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SVT Host Stranded in Tashkent Amid Middle East Airspace Closure

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  • Airspace closures over parts of the Middle East have stranded thousands of Swedes abroad.
  • SVT host Jenny Lindeborg got stuck in Bangkok after a Dubai layover was canceled.
  • Lindeborg is now attempting to return home from a crowded airport in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Jenny Lindeborg, a SVT program host, was on her way home from a study trip in Australia at the beginning of the week. Airspace was closed over parts of the Middle East due to the Iran conflict, though the specific regions affected have not been disclosed. Thousands of Swedes have been stranded since the airspace closure, with the exact number of affected travelers remaining unknown.

Lindeborg was supposed to have a layover in Dubai on Monday but got stuck in Bangkok. 'I am almost in tears,' said Jenny Lindeborg during Monday, which was supposed to have a layover in Dubai but got stuck in Bangkok. On Thursday, Jenny Lindeborg is on her way home from an unusually crowded Tashkent airport in Uzbekistan.

Will it be possible to get home? I hope so, says a tired Jenny Lindeborg from an unusually crowded Tashkent airport in Uzbekistan early on Thursday morning.

Jenny Lindeborg, SVT program host

'Will it be possible to get home? I hope so,' says a tired Jenny Lindeborg from an unusually crowded Tashkent airport in Uzbekistan early on Thursday morning. The timing of the airspace closure and Lindeborg's expected arrival time have not been specified.

I am almost in tears, said Jenny Lindeborg during Monday, which was supposed to have a layover in Dubai but got stuck in Bangkok.

Jenny Lindeborg, SVT program host
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