Overview
- Dubai’s aviation authority suspended all flights at DXB as a precaution after a pre-dawn fire from a drone strike on a nearby fuel tank, then began resuming selected services.
- Emirates told travelers not to go to the airport and later said it would operate a limited schedule after 10 a.m. local time, with several flights canceled.
- Dubai Airports diverted some arrivals to Al Maktoum International (DWC) and police temporarily closed Airport Road, the tunnel, and nearby intersections during the response.
- Multiple reports say this is at least the third drone-related incident affecting DXB since Feb. 28, as Iran’s drone and missile campaign continues to disrupt Gulf aviation.
- Global knock-on effects mounted with carriers curtailing routes and war-risk insurance costs spiking, and data indicate more than 52,000 Middle East flights have been canceled since late February.