A view of an Emirates flight. Emirates, temporarily suspending flights to and from Dubai, have resumed their operations.
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Dubai airport, the world’s busiest for international traffic, partially resumed its operation shortly after suspending all activities on Saturday (March 7, 2026) morning.
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“Please do not travel to the airport unless you have been contacted by your airline that your flight is confirmed, as schedules continue to change,” the government’s Dubai Media Office said in a social media post.
“Earlier in the day, operations were suspended following an aerial interception in the area during attacks from Iran.
“For the safety of passengers, airport staff, and airline crew, operations at Dubai International (DXB) have been temporarily suspended,” Dubai Media Office had said in a post on X while suspending operations.
The announcement came shortly after the aerial interception of an object near the airport, with a witness telling AFP of a loud explosion followed by a cloud of smoke.
The Flightradar24 tracking website earlier showed planes circling above the airport in an apparent holding pattern.
Emirates, the largest airline in the Middle East, also announced on Saturday (March 7) that it was suspending all its flights to and from Dubai until further notice. After one hour, Emirates Airlines, in a statement, said that it is resuming all its operations from Dubai International Airport.
“Please do not go to the airport,” the airline had said earlier.
The Dubai government said in a post that there had been “a minor incident resulting from the fall of debris after an interception”, which caused no injuries.
It also denied “information circulating on social media regarding incidents at Dubai International Airport”, without elaborating.
“The air defences of the United Arab Emirates are currently responding to missile and drone threats coming from Iran,” the Emirati Ministry of Defence said, without specifying the targets of the attacks.
Last Saturday (February 28), four employees were injured and a terminal was damaged at Dubai airport as war broke out in the Middle East following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
Operator Dubai Airports said at the time that the incident had been “quickly brought under control”, without providing details.
Iranian attacks have also hit Abu Dhabi airport, the upmarket Palm Jumeirah development and the Burj Al Arab luxury hotel, while drone debris caused a fire at the U.S. consulate in Dubai on Tuesday (March 3).
Published – March 07, 2026 12:11 pm IST
