Overview
- Dubai authorities suspended all flights at Dubai International and Dubai World Central and advised passengers to stay away and contact their airlines for updates.
- Social media videos show smoke, debris and an evacuation inside DXB, but officials have not verified any strike on the airport.
- DXB, the world’s busiest international hub with roughly 90 million annual passengers, has seen widespread disruptions across routes linking Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
- Airspace over Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain and Iran remains restricted as safety assessments continue.
- Airlines are monitoring conditions, with some preparing limited services from March 1 and others indicating later restarts closer to March 7.