Emirates issue update on flights to and from Dubai from UK

The airline says services between the UK and Dubai will now gradually resume, with a reduced schedule operating until further notice.

Flight EK36 is set to depart from Newcastle at 1.10pm today (March 7) and arrive in Dubai at 12.25am tomorrow (March 8). Yesterday’s EK36 successfully landed in Dubai at around 12.36am.

However, Friday’s inbound flight EK35, which was due to arrive in the North East at 11.20am from the United Arab Emirates, was cancelled, as was the outbound EK36 from Newcastle to Dubai, cancelling services for the seventh day in a row.

In an update on X this morning (March 7), Emirates said it would resume operations and continue to monitor the situation. 

A spokesperson said: “Emirates will resume operations. Passengers who have confirmed bookings for this afternoon’s flights may proceed to the airport.

“This includes customers transiting in Dubai, if their connecting flight is also operating. Customers can check the flight schedule for upcoming flights, as well as book seats to travel via http://emirat.es/nowoperating.

“Emirates continues to monitor the situation, and we will develop our operational schedule accordingly.

“We would like to thank our customers for their understanding and patience. The safety of our passengers and crew is our highest priority and will not be compromised.”

It comes just days after the US and Israel launched a military operation in Iran on Saturday that sparked the closure of several airspaces.

Passengers were left stranded with flights diverted and cancelled across the globe.

People watch an Emirates plane (Image: MAJA SMIEJKOWSKA)

Despite flights being grounded in Newcastle, Manchester Airport and some London airports, alongside Dublin Airport, they are till running to Dubai on a limited basis via Emirates and Virgin Atlantic.

The cancellation of flights has left thousands of people stranded in Dubai, including many from the North East.

One Bishop Auckland family jetted to Dubai for a birthday, but is now unable to leave.

A Darlington family also described the terrifying moment three missiles were “shot down” from the sky above them as they were lounging by the pool.

The strikes led to the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel.

Shrapnel from an Iranian missile attack on the UAE killed one person, state media said, and debris from aerial interceptions caused fires at the city’s main port and on the facade of the iconic Burj Al Arab hotel.

Hundreds of thousands of British nationals are believed to be present in the Gulf, and those in Bahrain, Israel, Palestine, Qatar and the UAE have been urged to register their presence with the Foreign Office.