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Dubai airports increase flight capacity as UAE airspace restrictions lifted

The Independent·Federico Maccioni·29 days ago
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Dubai Airports will increase its flight operations and capacity in line with available routing now that United Arab Emirates airspace is fully clear, CEO Paul Griffiths announced on Monday. The UAE 's aviation authority confirmed on Saturday that air traffic had returned to normal after precautionary ​measures initially introduced on February 28, at the onset of the Iran war, were ‌lifted. Despite disruption from the conflict, Dubai International and Al Maktoum International airports have handled more than six million passengers, over 32,000 aircraft movements, and more than 213,000 metric tons of cargo, with travel demand through Dubai remaining strong, Griffiths said in a LinkedIn post. Dubai International Airport (DXB), the world's busiest international travel hub, handled 18.6 million passengers in the first quarter of 2026, down from 23.4 million a year earlier, the Dubai media office said on Monday.…

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