List of flights cancelled at UAE airports due to Iceland volcano
Flights were cancelled due to the drifting cloud of ash caused by a volcanic eruption in Iceland.
DUBAI AIRPORT: EMIRATES AIRLINES
Emirates airline has so far cancelled 10 flights flying between UK and Dubai and vice versa:
- London Heathrow (EK29/030, EK03/04 and EK05/06)
- London Gatwick (EK09/10)
- Manchester (EK17/18 and EK19/20)
- Newcastle (EK35/36)
- Birmingham (EK39/40 and EK37/38)
- Glasgow (EK27/28)
Emirates passengers in transit at Dubai today are being provided with hotel accommodation. Passengers that are yet to depart for UK-bound destinations from other Emirates gateways across the network are being contacted through the airline’s call centres and local offices. The airline has set aside a dedicated check-in area at Emirates Terminal 3 Dubai to look after the requirements of passengers affected by the cancellation of its UK flights today.
ABU DHABI AIRPORT
Cancelled Etihad flights to and from the UK on Thursday include:
- EY21, Abu Dhabi to Manchester
- EY22, Manchester to Abu Dhabi
- EY17, Abu Dhabi to Heathrow
- EY18, Heathrow to Abu Dhabi
- EY20, Heathrow to Abu Dhabi
Passengers flying from Abu Dhabi airport on other airlines are being advised to check departure times with their respective airlines.
OTHER AFFECTED AIRLINES FROM UAE
- Virgin Atlantic
- British Airways
- Royal Brunei
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