Emirates | Dubai Airports: Canceling 13 flights and diverting 5 others due to bad weather conditions

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/05/02

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arabia Weather - Dubai International Airport announced today that <strong>13 flights</strong> have been canceled and five other flights have been diverted, as a result of bad weather conditions in the emirate. The airport urged travelers to allocate sufficient time to reach the airport due to traffic congestion, while issuing a call to use the Dubai Metro.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In a related context, airlines announced the rescheduling of some of their flights. Due to bad weather conditions, which may cause delays in departures and arrivals at Dubai International Airport, companies provide alternative flights for passengers whose flights were affected.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Emirates Airlines announced the rescheduling of some of its flights, which may cause flight delays, and pledged to provide alternatives to affected passengers, and customers affected by the cancellation were exempted from rebooking fees.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> On the other hand, the UAE government will implement a remote work system for federal government employees <strong>on Thursday, May 2</strong> . Due to bad weather forecasts, jobs that require attendance at the office are excluded from this decision.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, the need to activate business continuity plans and closely monitor the weather situation and its effects on the country was emphasized as a result of periodic meteorological and orbital assessments.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Read also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%... | Dubai Roads temporarily suspends bus service across cities</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9-... Dubai government decides to shift work in the government sector remotely on Thursday and Friday due to the expected weather conditions</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.alarabiya.net/aswaq/travel-and-tourism/2024/05/02/%D9%85%D8%...

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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