Overview
- Dubai officials said a drone hit a fuel tank near DXB, sparking a fire that Dubai Civil Defence contained with no injuries reported.
- Flight operations were temporarily suspended before a phased restart to selected destinations, with multiple arrivals diverted to Al Maktoum International and key roads around the airport briefly closed.
- Emirates warned passengers not to travel to the airport during the shutdown and later shifted to a limited schedule with cancellations and diversions, including turnbacks of UK- and India-bound services.
- British Airways extended its pullback, canceling flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha, Amman and Tel Aviv for weeks, while Air India and IndiGo curtailed UAE operations as restrictions persisted.
- Industry sources reported steep jumps in war‑risk insurance premiums and continued airspace constraints, and officials confirmed related strikes on UAE infrastructure including a Fujairah oil site and a fatal missile hit near Abu Dhabi.