UAE travel advisory: Flights delayed and cancelled at Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports
Flights to and from the UAE continue to face disruption as the US and Iran exchange strikes across the region. Services at both Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi and Dubai International Airport were running behind schedule on Wednesday morning, with airlines warning that timings remain subject to change at short notice. Zayed International Airport Arrivals Several flights scheduled to…
Recent tensions between the United States and Iran have caused a significant disruption in air travel to and from the United Arab Emirates. Both Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi and Dubai International Airport have been experiencing delays and cancellations.
At Zayed International Airport, several incoming flights have been impacted. These include Etihad services from Islamabad, Karachi, Rome, Tel Aviv, Delhi, Peshawar, Chennai, Colombo, Kochi, Bengaluru, Prague, Lisbon, Bangkok, and Phuket. Air Arabia Abu Dhabi and Air India Express flights from various cities such as Ahmedabad, Calicut, Cairo, Sialkot, Bahrain, Faisalabad, Tbilisi, Delhi, as well as Air India Express flight IX179 to Delhi are also delayed.
At Dubai International Airport, a number of arriving flights are experiencing delays as well. This includes Emirates services from London Heathrow, Manchester, Geneva, Bologna, Munich, Lyon, Moscow, as well as North American flights from Toronto, Houston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Additionally, Emirates flight EK206 to New York on September 3 has been cancelled, and Dubai International Airport has also seen departures affected, such as Flydubai services to Kabul and Tel Aviv, and Emirates flight EK029 to London Heathrow.
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