Leaving Middle East Till Things Cool

In early March, due to the unexpected war in the ME, I was contemplating my next move. Should I stay or leave? Flights were still taking off from Dubai, albeit at a limited frequency. Enterprising car rental companies were offering package deals to wealthy expats where they'd drive you to Oman and get you on a plane to wherever (Oman was more open so there were more flights to more places).
While I could afford to leave Dubai, it was not necessarily cheap. A one-way nonstop economy ticket to Europe was costing ~700 euros. I also wasn't desperate to leave. My day-to-day was still fairly comfor...