{
  "id": 5037466,
  "title": "UAE travel advisory: Flights delayed and cancelled at Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/uae-travel-advisory-flights-delayed-and-cancelled-at-dubai-and-abu",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T05:08:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/09/02/abu-dhabi-zayed-internatonal-dubai-airport-delays-cancellations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United Arab Emirates is grappling with a series of flight disruptions as the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran sparks a wave of cancellations and delays across the country's airports. Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi and Dubai International Airport have both been hit hard, with numerous flights encountering delays and cancellations.\n\nAt Zayed International Airport, passengers can expect a slew of delays, particularly in flights arriving from various international destinations. Etihad Airways, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Air India Express, and Emirates are among the airlines affected. Among the delayed arrivals are flights from Islamabad, Karachi, Rome, Tel Aviv, Delhi, Peshawar, Chennai, Colombo, Bengaluru, Prague, Lisbon, Bangkok, Phuket, Cairo, Sialkot, Bahrain, Faisalabad, Tbilisi, and others. Additionally, Emirates flight EK206 to New York on September 3 has been cancelled.\n\nDepartures from Zayed International Airport have also been severely impacted. Etihad Airways, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Air India Express, and Emirates are among the airlines facing delays. Among the affected departures are flights to Karachi, Rome, Tel Aviv, Delhi, Peshawar, Chennai, Colombo, Bengaluru, Prague, Lisbon, Bangkok, Phuket, Cairo, Sialkot, Bahrain, Faisalabad, Tbilisi, and more. In particular, Flydubai's services to Kabul and Tel Aviv, as well as Emirates' flight to London Heathrow, are experiencing significant delays.\n\nDubai International Airport is also grappling with a host of flight disruptions. Arriving flights from London Heathrow, Manchester, Geneva, Bologna, Munich, Lyon, Moscow, Toronto, Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bangkok, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Kochi, Kolkata, Dhaka, Colombo, Harare, Moscow, Ufa, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Minsk, Naples, Istanbul, Yerevan, Tbilisi, Baku, Almaty, Astana, and Bishkek are among those experiencing delays. Flydubai's services to Kabul and Tel Aviv, as well as Emirates' flight to London Heathrow, are particularly affected.\n\nFrom the departures side, Flydubai's services to Kabul and Tel Aviv, as well as Emirates' flight to London Heathrow, are running behind schedule. Additionally, Kenya Airways' flight to Nairobi, SpiceJet's flights to Mumbai, Jaipur, Amritsar, Kochi, and Kochi, Ariana Afghan Airlines' flight to Kabul, and Turkish Airlines' flight to Istanbul are among the departures impacted. Furthermore, Flynas' flight to Jeddah has been cancelled.",
  "summary": "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…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "Major European airline suspends all flights to Dubai and Abu Dhabi until further notice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/major-european-airline-suspends-all-flights-to-dubai-and-abu-dhabi",
        "published": "2026-09-01T05:39:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "UAE travel advisory: Flights delayed and cancelled at Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/uae-travel-advisory-flights-delayed-and-cancelled-at-dubai-and-abu-5040137",
        "published": "2026-09-02T05:08:30.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}