Travellers Be Warned: 53 Flights Have Been Diverted From DXB And 10 Emirates Flights Have Been Cancelled
A heavy fog descended on Dubai early on Saturday morning and has been sitting pretty over the city for over 24 hours.
This is not good news for travellers during the holiday period.
53 flights have been diverted from DXB (some to DWC) according to the National and in the interest of safety Emirates has been forced to cancel 10 flights.
The following flights have been cancelled
And all travellers are advised to check their flight status, some flights have been diverted from DXB to DWC so if you’re meeting someone at the airport, you’re advised to check their flight status too.
Emirates released the following statement
“Fog in Dubai on 24 December has caused the cancellation and delay of numerous Emirates flights arriving and departing at Dubai International Airport. Emirates urges customers to check their flight status and update their contact details in Manage a booking on emirates.com for the latest information regarding their flights.
Emirates apologises for the inconvenience caused. The safety of our passengers and crew is of utmost importance and will not be compromised.”
Emirates spokesperson
Fog in Dubai will impact arrivals & departures at @DubaiAirports. For updated flight status, please visit https://t.co/tspSL6P0VK
— Emirates Airline (@emirates) December 24, 2017
The fog is also affecting Abu Dhabi travellers
Etihad is keeping passengers in the loop
Due to the ongoing poor weather conditions in Abu Dhabi, we have been experiencing several delays and cancellations in our flights throughout the night of Friday 22 December and today, Saturday morning 23 December 2017. (1/3)
— Etihad Airways (@EtihadAirways) December 23, 2017
Preparations for further disruptions are being made
We will continue to monitor the weather conditions and have contingency plans in place should there be any further disruption to our flight schedule. (2/3)
— Etihad Airways (@EtihadAirways) December 23, 2017
And apologized for any inconvience
Affected guests are advised to contact the Etihad Airways Contact Centre on +971 (0) 2599 0000 for more information.
The safety of our guests and crew is of utmost importance to us, and we regret any inconvenience caused. (3/3)
— Etihad Airways (@EtihadAirways) December 23, 2017
Some flights were even diverted to Oman
The fog in #UAE has flights going in circles I guess. Oman had its share with A380 of Emirates (A6-EEV) UAE501 landing in #Muscat early this morning. The UAE501 went in loops for a long time before landing in MCT #uaeweather pic.twitter.com/aO5s8CVpF7
— Anand Mohan ✈ (@way2anand) December 24, 2017
A warning from Dubai Police
#YourSecurityOurHappiness #TrafficAwareness #DubaiPolice pic.twitter.com/hF7yIjTWRS
— Dubai Policeشرطة دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ) December 24, 2017
