UAE flights: What travellers should know today

  • Summer travel adds pressure: UAE airports are entering one of the busiest periods of the summer travel season as families and holidaymakers travel overseas. Passengers should allow additional time for check-in and security.

  • Check before leaving home: UAE travellers flying today should check their flight status directly with their airline before heading to the airport. Regional schedules remain subject to cancellations, rerouting and last-minute changes.

  • Most UAE operations continue: Emirates, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia and flydubai continue to operate regional services, although some flights to Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have been cancelled or remain subject to change.

  • British Airways: Flights to Dubai, Tel Aviv, Bahrain and Amman remain suspended until Oct. 25, while services to Doha and Riyadh have been reduced.

  • Philippine Airlines: PAL's Dubai service is scheduled to resume on Oct. 2, meaning the airline's direct Manila-Dubai flights remain suspended for now.

  • Air France: The airline has suspended Riyadh flights until Aug. 14, and Dubai and Beirut services until Aug. 18, according to the current schedule.

  • Turkish Airlines: The carrier has resumed flights to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, while services to Iran remain suspended.

  • Air Canada: Dubai and Tel Aviv suspensions have been extended, with Dubai service not expected to resume until January 2027.

  • Singapore Airlines: Dubai flights remain suspended through Oct. 24, with the carrier advising passengers to monitor flight-status updates because the situation remains fluid.