Air Arabia cancels Doha, Cairo, Colombo and Bangkok flights

Air Arabia's Sharjah flights to Doha, Kuwait, Cairo, Colombo, Bangkok and London Gatwick were cancelled on 2 November, and British Airways is due back on 3 November. Gulf News's list for Monday 2 November, updated at 7.23am, shows Air Arabia's Sharjah flights to Kuwait, Doha, Dhaka, Cairo, Salalah, Moscow Domodedovo, Nairobi, Colombo, Damascus, Bangkok, Entebbe and London Gatwick cancelled, alongside its Abha and Riyadh services, and its Abu Dhabi flights to Chattogram, Cairo, Kuwait and Salalah. At Dubai International, flynas flights including XY215 from Riyadh and XY205 serving Gassim, Riyadh Air's RX241 and RX243, Uzbekistan Airways' HY3254 serving Tashkent and AirSial's PF784 serving Islamabad were cancelled, and flights by SpiceJet, Saudia, airblue, Air India Express and flydubai, the last serving Yekaterinburg, Gassim, Bangkok, Astana and Chattogram, were delayed, as was Pobeda's flight to Moscow Vnukovo from Dubai World Central.

At Zayed International, Etihad and Air Arabia Abu Dhabi arrivals from cities including Tel Aviv, Paris, Lahore, Cairo, Chicago, Boston and Lisbon were delayed, with no departure delay or cancellation reported. TTG reported on 30 October that British Airways plans to restart its daily Heathrow service to Dubai on 3 November, and that its Abu Dhabi flights stay suspended until the 2027 to 2028 winter season and its Bahrain flights until the end of March 2027. Gulf News lists Lufthansa's Dubai return on 25 November, with revised dates awaited from SWISS and Eurowings, ITA Airways' Dubai flights suspended to 30 November and Singapore Airlines' SQ494 and SQ495 to 28 February 2027.

Its briefing of the evening of 1 November said international airlines are gradually restoring Dubai services while some still suspend or cancel routes, and that UAE airports are preparing for higher passenger numbers in the winter season. Residents should confirm their flight, airport and terminal with the airline, particularly for Dubai World Central, allow extra time for check-in, and contact the airline about rebooking or a refund if a flight is cancelled.