Dubai airport runaway closure: List of destinations to which flights will be affected

Dubai airport runaway closure: List of destinations to which flights will be affected

Select airlines flying to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh will divert operations to DWC and Sharjah Airport

By Web Desk Published: Thu 5 May 2022, 1:43 PM Last updated: Thu 5 May 2022, 2:09 PM

The northern runway at Dubai International Airport will be closed for 45-days between May 9 and June 22 to carry out an overall refurbishment to ensure continued safety and efficient operations. Several flights will be affected flying into the airport.

More than 1,000 flights per week will be diverted to both Dubai World Central and Sharjah airports while a scheduled programme of runway maintenance and repair takes place at Dubai International Airport.

Travellers planning to fly to or from Dubai during the closure are advised to reconfirm their flight details and departure and arrival airports with the airline before commencing their journey.

Flydubai has announced the list of destinations to which flights will be affected from May 9. So if you’re travelling with flydubai between May 9 and June 22, 2022 to the following destinations, check your arrival and departure airport.

Addis Ababa Doha Khartoum* Muscat Ahmedabad Entebbe* Kochi Najaf Alexandria* Faisalabad Kolkata Najaf AlUla Gassim Kozhikode Riyadh Bahrain Ha'il Kuwait Salalah Chattogram Hyderabad Lucknow Sialkot Chennai Istanbul (SAW) Lucknow Tabuk Delhi Jeddah