DUBAI – Dubai International Airport said on April 17 it was experiencing significant disruption due to bad weather and was working to restore normal operations as quickly as possible.
Flights have been delayed or diverted and impacted by displaced crew, the airport said in a statement, adding that recovery would take some time.
Dubai’s Emirates airline said it was suspending check-in for passengers departing the airport from 8am local time (12pm Singapore time) on April 17 until midnight due to operational challenges caused by the bad weather and road conditions.
Dubai International Airport was temporarily diverting arriving flights on April 16 evening because of a storm and operations were suspended for 25 minutes earlier in the day.
Singapore Airlines Flight SQ494, operating from Singapore to Dubai on April 16, was diverted to Muscat International Airport in Oman.
Two flights from Changi Airport to Dubai International Airport – SIA’s SQ494 and Emirates Airlines’ EK355 – were cancelled on April 17 due to the …
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