After a brief shutdown, the United Arab Emirates reopened its airspace on Tuesday, resuming flights to and from Dubai International Airport and Zayed International Airport during morning hours. The airports were shut down by the General Civil Aviation Authority to ensure the safety of flights amid Iranian missile attacks.
A statement by Emirates said it resumed a limited schedule from Dubai International Airport, but some services were affected. They include EK367 from Taipei, EK303 from Shanghai, EK649 from Colombo, EK096 from Rome, EK182 from Brussels and EK032 from London. Departing flights from DXB were also impacted, including Emirates' EK161 to Dublin, EK039 to Birmingham, EK073 to Paris, EK805 to Jeddah and EK 751 to Casablanca.
Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport had to cancel several departing flights on Tuesday morning, including IndiGo's 6E1409 bound for Bangalore and 6E1412 to Chennai, Pakistan International Airlines' PK264 bound for Lahore, Gulf Air's GF541 to Bahrain, and Air Arabia Abu Dhabi's 3L020 to Kuwait. Ethihad also cancelled EY593 to Tel Aviv, EY727 to Addis Ababa, EY692 to Muscat and EY412 to Phuket.
Arriving flights impacted on Tuesday morning at Zayed International were Pakistan International Airlines' PK263 from Lahore, Akasa Air's QP586 from Kochi and Egypt Air's MS916 from Cairo. The airline also cancelled EY048 from Dublin, EY844 from Moscow Sheremetyevo, EY042 from Amsterdam and EY076 from Manchester.
Meanwhile, Air India and Air India Express have confirmed that they will operate a total of 44 scheduled and charter flights to and from the Middle East on Tuesday. A statement by Air India said its operations will include routes to destinations like Muscat and Jeddah as part of these 44 flights.
