dubai airport news

SpiceJet is again under enhanced surveillance. What should the passengers do?

Passengers who have already booked tickets on SpiceJet should check with the airline on the status of their flight.

Crowdstrike glitch: Passengers 'stuck' at Dubai airport as flight services hit

A Crowdstrike update to Microsoft led to a global outage that has affected flight and passenger services in Dubai airport among others.

Viral: Emirates cabin crew braves Dubai floods with all smiles

Nothing stands in the way of the Emirates cabin crew, not even United Arab Emirates' heaviest rainfall in 75 years.

Heavy rain hits UAE, Dubai airport witnesses flight disruptions. What we know

Dubai rains: Schools across the UAE were largely shut and government employees were working from home due to flooding on the roads.

Most passengers at Dubai airport are Indians. Any guesses on how many?

According to a statement, the Dubai airport, known as DXB, surpassed not only its own yearly forecast but also pre-pandemic levels of traffic.

‘Will you lead Oppn alliance?’: Sri Lankan President asks Mamata. Her response

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe at Dubai airport and invited him to a business summit in Kolkata.

Pilot lauds Dubai airport for finding her month-old lost watch

Many people in the comments section took to share similar stories how easily they found their lost items in Dubai.

Dubai airport tops pre-pandemic passenger traffic in first half of the year

An influx of Russians, business professionals, relaxed social and visa rules, help fuel economic recovery of Dubai, the tourism and trade hub of the Middle East

Dubai International Airport braces for record travel surge, issues advisory

Get ready for an extraordinary travel rush as Dubai International gears up for a busy period coinciding with the UAE's suortmmer break and Eid Al Adha holidays.

Flydubai aircraft lands safely at Dubai Airport after catching fire

Flydubai aircraft caught fire after the bird hit during take-off from Kathmandu. Fire tenders were scrambled at airport but the flight landed safely in Dubai.

How to exchange your currency in Dubai? Check documents needed & other details

According to the UAE government's website, foreign currency of almost any denomination can be exchanged in the country.

Dubai's second airport set to resume flight operations from May

Dubai World Central will see airlines including Wizz Air, some FlyDubai operations and a few Russian airlines return, though Emirates will operate passenger flights solely out of the main Dubai International Airport for the foreseeable future.

180 passengers return from Dubai, quarantined for 14 days

Air India cancels four flights to Dubai due to waterlogging

Dubai Airport said some flights were diverted to Dubai World Centre (DWC). It also informed passengers about congestion on roads and asked them to “allow significant extra time” and use Dubai metro to reach the airport. Air India announced that the disruptions in flights to Dubai were likely to continue for the next 24 hours.

UAE to deport Indian worker held for stealing two mangoes

During interrogation and prosecution investigation, the accused recounted that he had been working at Terminal 3 of the Dubai airport.

Woman caught smuggling drugs inside walnuts at Dubai airport

The customs has managed to foil many attempts to smuggle 14 kg of narcotic drugs in the first quarter of 2019.

The middleman Christian Michel takes centre stage

Indian govt believes Michel will help identify real beneficiaries of corruption in the AgustaWestland chopper deal.

Sophie Turner, Joe Jonas reach India for Nick Jonas-Priyanka Chopra wedding. See pics

Joe Jonas and fiancé and Game of Thrones actor Sophie Turner have reached India for Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ wedding.

UAE sentences British academic to life in prison for spying

Matthew Hedges, a 31-year-old PhD student in Middle Eastern Studies at Durham University, was arrested at Dubai airport on May 5. British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has travelled to the UAE to make representations on his behalf.

Tainted Pakistan cricketer Muhammad Asif refused entry at Dubai Airport

Muhammad Asif was deported from the Dubai airport on Thursday after he failed to provide the necessary documents on arrival.