Assault on Iran halts air journey for Montana native

BILLINGS— Air journey has been halted over the Middle East as a Montana native is ready for a flight from Hong Kong to his present residence in Morocco.

Denton-born Brian Seilstad stated Saturday afternoon that he had been ready within the Hong Kong International Airport for near 12 hours, as a result of United States’ assault on Iran.

“I remember looking at the news and I saw the news, but it didn’t really register for me until they basically just said, ‘Hey, the flight’s canceled.’ And then they told everybody, ‘Get your bags and go out and kind of good luck,’” stated Seilstad.

According to Flightradar24, air journey is closed in Israel, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. Air journey is restricted in Lebanon, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

“The main thing is just the uncertainty. Is it going to clear up?” stated Seilstad.

He stated his journey agent is engaged on getting him another flight by Europe, however he doesn’t know if it is going to be hours or days earlier than he will get again to Morocco.

“I hope I’m not going to be sitting in the airport for a week or something like that… but we’ll manage in the short term,” he stated.

“I always hope that we can see our world forward to a more peaceful future. Sometimes it feels that we’re not quite going that direction. But one can always hope that there can be those opportunities as they arise,” he added.