Dubai Airport slowly returning back to normal after severe weather disruptions
Dubai's aviation sector is rebounding after severe weather disruptions.Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths assures steady improvements in departure operations, urging passengers to check with...
Dubai Airport chaos: over 1,200 flights cancelled and 61 diverted amidst record rainfall
Dubai International Airport (DXB) faced unprecedented disruption with 1,244 flights cancelled and 61 flights diverted over two days due to severe flooding caused by...
UAE braces for severe weather: red alert issued by Met Office, flights diverted
The United Arab Emirates is facing heavy rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and hail, with the Met Office (NCM) issuing a red alert due to increased...
Maintenance vehicle collides with Emirates Airbus A380-800 at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport
In an incident at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport on 27 March, a maintenance vehicle collided on the tarmac with an Airbus A380-800 (registered A6-EDM) operated...
Thirteen Dubai-bound flights diverted due to adverse weather conditions
Adverse weather conditions in the UAE have disrupted air travel, leading to the diversion of 13 Dubai-bound flights to nearby airports.Dubai International Airport (DXB)...
Emirates to restart daily Phnom Penh services via Singapore
Emirates will resume its daily service to Phnom Penh starting May 1, with the route now via Singapore. The move aims to enhance Emirates'...
TCAS prevents mid-air collision over Somalia between Qatar Airways Boeing 787 and Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350
A potential mid-air collision between a Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 (A7-BCN) and an Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900 (ET-ATY) was narrowly averted over Somali airspace...
Emirates Airline crew’s heroic response: subduing aggressive drunk passenger mid-flight
In a display of swift action, the crew of Emirates Airline flight EK614 from Dubai, U.A.E., to Islamabad, Pakistan, (Boeing 777-300ER reg. A6-ENI) on...
Dubai International Airport achieves record-breaking 87 million passengers in 2023, surpassing pre-pandemic levels
Dubai International Airport (DXB) celebrated a remarkable year in 2023, welcoming 87 million passengers and exceeding both its own yearly forecast and pre-pandemic traffic...
Emirates Airbus A380 returns to Austria
Emirates has resumed scheduled Airbus A380 operations to Vienna, making it the only airline to operate the double-decker aircraft at Vienna International Airport.The iconic...
Emirates to expand its South American network with launch of services to Bogotá (via Miami) from 3 June
Emirates is set to expand its South American network with the launch of daily services to Bogotá from Dubai starting on June 3. The...
Condor expands autumn 2024 flight schedule with daily flights to Thailand (alternatively Bangkok & Phuket) and Berlin-Dubai connection
Condor announces the addition of two new destinations to its autumn 2024 flight schedule, offering four weekly flights from Frankfurt to Bangkok and three...
Emirates to return to Adelaide, Australia, in October 2024
Emirates is set to resume daily flights from Dubai to Adelaide starting October 28, 2024, marking a major milestone for South Australia's pandemic recovery.The...
Emirates boosts services to Brazil and Argentina to five weekly flights from December 2024
Emirates has announced a fifth frequency on its Dubai - Rio de Janeiro route, starting 7 December 2024. The additional weekly flight on Saturdays...
Emirates passengers complain of being kept on plane for 5 hours at Auckland Airport
Emirates passengers at Auckland Airport complained of being kept on a plane for five hours without proper food or air conditioning. The incident occurred...
Air Canada passenger opens cabin door and falls on tarmac at Toronto Pearson
On 8 January, an Air Canada passenger boarded a Boeing 777-300ER (reg. C-FIUV) at Toronto Pearson International Airport, then unexpectedly opened a cabin door,...
Emirates Airbus A380 flights return to Vienna
Emirates is elevating its services in Austria by upgrading flights EK127 and EK128 from a Boeing 777-300ER to a three-class A380 aircraft from February...
Emirates ramps up Seoul operations to 10 weekly flights
Emirates, the world's largest international airline, is expanding its operations in Seoul, South Korea, with three additional weekly flights commencing on February 19, 2024....
Struggling Indian low-cost airline SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 seized in Dubai after forced diversion
During an uneventful flight between Ahmedabad, India, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 30 November, the SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 (registered VT-SLM) suddenly had to...
Severe turbulence on board Emirates Airline Airbus A380 injures fourteen passengers/crew members
The Emirates Airline Airbus A380 (registered A6-EEV) operated flight EK421 between Perth, Australia and Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 4 December. During the flight,...