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Fast Fashion Garments Pile up in South Asia as Middle East Conflict Grounds Planes

Garments destined for fast‑fashion giants such as Zara’s parent Inditex are stuck at airports in Bangladesh and India after the Middle East conflict forced airlines to cancel regional flights. The disruption has left thousands of cartons of clothing stranded, delaying deliveries to European and North American stores. Retailers are scrambling to reroute cargo via sea lanes, which adds weeks to lead times and raises logistics costs. The bottleneck highlights the fragility of air‑dependent supply chains in geopolitically volatile regions.