Dubai airport day 2: Flight cancellation and warning of delays
IndiGo operations suspended due to unavailability of runway at Dubai airport
IndiGo cancels all flights to Dubai on August 4
Due to unavailability of runway at Dubai airport, all IndiGo flights operating to and from India stands cancelled for August 4, 2016. From August 05 till 0730 IST August 07, 2016 - limited flights will be allowed to operate from Dubai airport. All IndiGo passengers are requested to check their respective flight status via customer relations. "We have already notified passengers via web chat, sms, and through other channels. Our call center representatives are available 24x7 to address customer queries.
We express our deepest regret over the incident that occurred at the Dubai airport on Wednesday and stand in support of our people representing the aviation fraternity.
Flydubai is cancelling 30 flights
Flydubai is cancelling 30 flights to and from Dubai International today (August 4) and warning of delays across its network following the incident on Wednesday at the airport where an Emirates aircraft caught fire on the runway.
In a post on its Facebook page, the airline said it was “working hard to minimise the disruption” but that “today, there will continue to be delays and cancellations.”
See below for a full list of cancelled flydubai flights:
FZ323/FZ324 Dubai(DXB)-Faisalabad(LYP)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ043/FZ044 Dubai(DXB)-Muscat(MCT)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ053/FZ054 Dubai(DXB)-Kuwait (KWI)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ175/FZ176 Dubai(DXB)-Alexandria(HBE)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ023/FZ024 Dubai(DXB)-Bahrain(BAH)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ851/FZ852 Dubai(DXB)-Jouf(AJF)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ001/FZ002 Dubai(DXB)-Doha(DOH)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ863/FZ864 Dubai(DXB)-Dammam(DMM)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ333/FZ334 Dubai(DXB)-Karachi(KHI)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ847/
FZZ848 Dubai(DXB)-Riyadh(RUH)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ055/FZ056 Dubai(DXB)-Kuwait(KWI)-DUbai(DXB)
FZ267/FZ268 Dubai(DXB)-Lar(LRR)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ015/FZ016 Dubai(DXB)-Doha(DOH)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ707/FZ708 Dubai(DXB)-Baku(GYD)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ897/FZ898 Dubai(DXB)-Hofuf(HOF)-Dubai(DXB)
Check with your airline
Check with your airline before heading to the airport, that’s what operator Dubai Airports is telling passengers. Delays and cancellations are expected today as Dubai International returns to normal operations after what is possibly the worst incident to have occurred at the airport involving an aircraft. Passengers have described the scenes in Terminal 1, which is for nearly all non-Emirates and flydubai flights, as chaotic. Passengers have told Gulf News of flights being cancelled and others have said they’re being transferred to Abu Dhabi International by bus.
To avoid inconvenience we urge all passengers to check with their airlines for latest flight updates before leaving for the airport.
We apologise for any inconvenience and are offering free refreshments & water at all outlets. Please ask Dubai Airport staff for assistance.
On Wednesday, Emirates cancelled around 42 flights and flydubai cancelled 98 after Emirates flight EK521 caught fire on the runway.
What happened on Wednesday at Dubai airport?
Emirates flight EK521 from India made an emergency landing at Dubai International on Wednesday, according to the General Civil Aviation Authority. The aircraft with 300 people on board was involved in what Emirates is describing as an “incident” at 12:45 pm local time. Footage shows the Boeing 777-300 aircraft sliding down the runway on its belly, billowing thick smoke into the air before catching fire. All 300 people, 282 passengers and 18 crew, safely escaped the aircraft. There was one death, a firefighter who was tackling the blaze, and 13 injuries, according to the authorities.
The aircraft was destroyed by the fire and it is the first time Emirates has lost an aircraft in its 31-year history. Photographs that were taken after the fire was extinguished show that the roof of the aircraft was completely burnt out. Emirates chairman Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum said at a press conference in Dubai late on Wednesday that the pilots may have tried to abort their initial landing attempt due to wind shear, which is a sudden change in wind direction. Both pilots have over seven hours of flying time experience, according to Shaikh Ahmad, and the aircraft was delivered to the airline in March 2003.
IndiGo cancels all flights to Dubai on August 4
Due to unavailability of runway at Dubai airport, all IndiGo flights operating to and from India stands cancelled for August 4, 2016. From August 05 till 0730 IST August 07, 2016 - limited flights will be allowed to operate from Dubai airport. All IndiGo passengers are requested to check their respective flight status via customer relations. "We have already notified passengers via web chat, sms, and through other channels. Our call center representatives are available 24x7 to address customer queries.
We express our deepest regret over the incident that occurred at the Dubai airport on Wednesday and stand in support of our people representing the aviation fraternity.
Flydubai is cancelling 30 flights
Flydubai is cancelling 30 flights to and from Dubai International today (August 4) and warning of delays across its network following the incident on Wednesday at the airport where an Emirates aircraft caught fire on the runway.
In a post on its Facebook page, the airline said it was “working hard to minimise the disruption” but that “today, there will continue to be delays and cancellations.”
See below for a full list of cancelled flydubai flights:
FZ323/FZ324 Dubai(DXB)-Faisalabad(LYP)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ043/FZ044 Dubai(DXB)-Muscat(MCT)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ053/FZ054 Dubai(DXB)-Kuwait (KWI)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ175/FZ176 Dubai(DXB)-Alexandria(HBE)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ023/FZ024 Dubai(DXB)-Bahrain(BAH)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ851/FZ852 Dubai(DXB)-Jouf(AJF)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ001/FZ002 Dubai(DXB)-Doha(DOH)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ863/FZ864 Dubai(DXB)-Dammam(DMM)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ333/FZ334 Dubai(DXB)-Karachi(KHI)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ847/
FZZ848 Dubai(DXB)-Riyadh(RUH)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ055/FZ056 Dubai(DXB)-Kuwait(KWI)-DUbai(DXB)
FZ267/FZ268 Dubai(DXB)-Lar(LRR)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ015/FZ016 Dubai(DXB)-Doha(DOH)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ707/FZ708 Dubai(DXB)-Baku(GYD)-Dubai(DXB)
FZ897/FZ898 Dubai(DXB)-Hofuf(HOF)-Dubai(DXB)
Check with your airline
Check with your airline before heading to the airport, that’s what operator Dubai Airports is telling passengers. Delays and cancellations are expected today as Dubai International returns to normal operations after what is possibly the worst incident to have occurred at the airport involving an aircraft. Passengers have described the scenes in Terminal 1, which is for nearly all non-Emirates and flydubai flights, as chaotic. Passengers have told Gulf News of flights being cancelled and others have said they’re being transferred to Abu Dhabi International by bus.
To avoid inconvenience we urge all passengers to check with their airlines for latest flight updates before leaving for the airport.
We apologise for any inconvenience and are offering free refreshments & water at all outlets. Please ask Dubai Airport staff for assistance.
On Wednesday, Emirates cancelled around 42 flights and flydubai cancelled 98 after Emirates flight EK521 caught fire on the runway.
What happened on Wednesday at Dubai airport?
Emirates flight EK521 from India made an emergency landing at Dubai International on Wednesday, according to the General Civil Aviation Authority. The aircraft with 300 people on board was involved in what Emirates is describing as an “incident” at 12:45 pm local time. Footage shows the Boeing 777-300 aircraft sliding down the runway on its belly, billowing thick smoke into the air before catching fire. All 300 people, 282 passengers and 18 crew, safely escaped the aircraft. There was one death, a firefighter who was tackling the blaze, and 13 injuries, according to the authorities.
The aircraft was destroyed by the fire and it is the first time Emirates has lost an aircraft in its 31-year history. Photographs that were taken after the fire was extinguished show that the roof of the aircraft was completely burnt out. Emirates chairman Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum said at a press conference in Dubai late on Wednesday that the pilots may have tried to abort their initial landing attempt due to wind shear, which is a sudden change in wind direction. Both pilots have over seven hours of flying time experience, according to Shaikh Ahmad, and the aircraft was delivered to the airline in March 2003.
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