Dubai/Abu Dhabi, 2nd March 2026:
Amid the ongoing tension in the middle east, UAE biggest carrier Emirates has announced the temporary suspension of all operations to and from Dubai up until 1500 hours UAE time on Tuesday, March 3, due to multiple regional airspace closures.
Dubai International Airport, the most busiest aviation hubs had earlier suffered partial damage due to a suspected aerial strike on one of its main terminal buildings. Confirming the incident, the airport authorities said that one concourse at Dubai International “sustained minor damage in an incident, which was quickly contained.
The airspace in the middle east across UAE, Bahrain, Iraq and Qatar have all closed following the conflict between Iran and Israel. The UAE said in a statement that it had temporarily and “partially” closed its airspace as a precautionary measure.
In its social media handle, Qatar Airways confirmed that it would be suspending all its flights “to, and from, Doha due to the closure of Qatari airspace.” It added that it was working “closely with government stakeholders and the relevant authorities to support impacted passengers and will resume operations when the airspace re-opens.”
Air India had also confirmed that its operations to North America and Europe were being impacted by the situation in the Middle East. It confirmed that it would have to cancel select flights to Birmingham, Zurich and Copenhagen on 2 March. The airline’s services to New York-JFK and Newark Liberty are operating with a technical stop in Rome Fiumicino, it added.
