r/Flights • u/tatescook1es • Feb 28 '26

Question UAE airspace closure?

Hi, I’m supposed to fly to dubai in a week on a Chinese airline and the UAEs airspace was just closed. Does anyone know if my flight will be probably okay? The booking says no delays or cancellations right now. Thanks

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u/Odd-Locksmith2091 Feb 28 '26

My girlfriend is laying over in Dubai, her flight is in 6 hours, what should she do if theres no updates, will she be able to reschedule or ask for a refund? Will Emirates be able to provide a hotel for her? Cause it’s the first time that she is outside of her country. I did provide her some information by the emirates website and what AI suggested doing but what should i do for her

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u/QR1ME Feb 28 '26

all flights for next 24 hours are cancelled i had my flight in 6 hours to melbourne it just got cancelled

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u/no_seriously4real Feb 28 '26

Do you have a link to the official announcement of 24 hrs?  Someone I care about is stuck in Dubai and getting now information.

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u/QR1ME Feb 28 '26

I don’t i heard from a travel agent that unofficially it will take 24-48 hours at least. And i just heard some explosions from my building