An Unauthorised Drone Activity At Dubai International Airport Caused A MAJOR Halt In Departures This Friday Morning
Flights at Dubai International Airport were temporarily suspended on Friday morning due to an unusual activity.
A suspected drone activity caused Dubai Airport to temporarily close, much to the chagrin of the passengers.
Several disgruntled flyers took to Twitter to rant about the situation.
When one of the world’s busiest airport temporarily halts its services
Dubai airport going nowhere due to drone flying around. So thousands of people sitting in planes going nowhere. What is wrong with people flying drones near airports!!!
— Andrew Todd (@andrewjtodd) February 15, 2019
“Never seen Dubai Airport like this”
Never seen #dubaiairport like this. So glad to be through that. Just another 5 or so hours to Sri Lanka now!… pic.twitter.com/KJ2bNAr51a
— Ollie Mulkeen (@OllieTrumpet) February 11, 2019
According to a Dubai Airports spokesperson, the services were interrupted between 10.13am and 10.45am, for about 30 minutes this morning.
The following official statement was released by the authorities…
Dubai Airports confirms that operations at Dubai International are back to normal after less than 30 minutes of delay due to unauthorized drone activity.
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) February 15, 2019
Flying unauthorised drones are against the UAE laws
Authorities warned that flying drones without obtaining permission is subject to legal liability as per UAE laws.
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) February 15, 2019
“Dubai Airports is working closely with the appropriate authorities to ensure that the safety of airport operations is maintained at all times and to minimise any inconvenience to our customers”, the statement further said.
