Emirates on Saturday said it resumed operations after its flights were temporarily suspended earlier in the day following disruption caused by debris from Iranian missiles intercepted over the UAE.
The airline instructed passengers who have confirmed bookings for Saturday's later flights to go to the airport, it said in a statement on X. This includes passengers transiting in Dubai if their connecting flights are also operating, it said.
Emirates resumed operations after it briefly suspended flights “until further notice” for about 30 minutes when it urged passengers not to go to the airport.
Dubai International Airport (DXB), the world’s busiest hub for international travel, also temporarily suspended operations.
In tandem with Emirates, DXB later said it “partially resumed” operations on Saturday with some flights operating out of DXB and Dubai's second hub Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC).
Emirates planes bound for Dubai were in a
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