Originally Posted by
Airbubba
The UAE is about to announce a shutdown of its airports shortly. Stay tuned...
Originally Posted by
White Knight
Nearly 24 hours since you posted about an imminent shutdown of UAE airports @Airbubba. More fake news or do you have some substance to your comment?
Here's an update on the rumored UAE airport shutdown:
Passenger flights in and out of the UAE will be suspended from Wednesday, March 25, for two weeks, the General Civil Aviation Authority said.
The move is designed to prevent the spread of Covid-19 by air travel and will primarily affect Dubai International Airport.
“As per the latest UAE government directive, Emirates will temporarily suspend all passenger flights for two weeks from March 25, 2020. These measures are in place for the protection of communities against the spread of Covid-19, and we are in full support,” an Emirates Airline representative told The National.
“We look forward to resuming passenger services as soon as feasible. Affected customers should visit emirates.com for more information on rebooking, or contact their travel agents for assistance.”
Dubai International Airport is the world’s busiest airport by international passenger numbers and is also the home of Emirates airline.
Emirates passengers do not need to contact the airline
Emirates’ website advises passengers who had flights booked with the airline for travel within the next two weeks not to contact the airline to cancel bookings.
“You don’t currently need to call us to cancel your booking as we will not charge no-show fees,” the statement on the site states.
“Please, however, complete the travel voucher request form to re-book your flight later.”
The airline will continue to operate freighter flights.
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