World’s most punctual airports revealed, with Saudi and Qatar transport hubs in top 10
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Aviation
Revealed: 10 most on-time airlines in the Middle East
Saudia and Oman Air impress in airline punctuality rankings
Dubai Airport
Dubai Airports issues warning as Emirates and Flydubai resume flights
Emirates and Flydubai resume flights as DXB issues departure tip
Dubai Airport
Dubai’s Emirates had ‘toughest week’ as UAE rain cancels 400 flights, left passengers stranded and saw ‘unacceptable’ delays at airport: Sir Tim Clark
Dubai rains led to major disruption at airport, ‘unacceptable’ delays and confusion says Emirates President Sir Tim Clark
Dubai Airports
Dubai Airports to limit arrivals for 48 hours, Emirates suspends check-in for transit flights at DXB
Dubai Airports is limiting incoming arrivals for 48 hours as it recovers from unprecedented rain in the UAE
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UAE rain: Emirates and Etihad flights delayed due to extreme weather
UAE airlines are experiencing delays as rain falls in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Dubai
Dubai Airports reroutes planes due to heavy rain, warns passengers to arrive early
Dubai Airports redirects and delays flights as stormy weather plays havoc with travel plans
Aviation
Emirates cancels some Dubai flights due to Cyclone Belal
Emirates cancels flights to Mauritius due to cyclone Belal
Aviation
Revealed: Middle East’s most on-time airlines 2023; Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Etihad, Saudia and Emirates recognised
Oman Air named most punctual Middle East airline in annual Cirium on-time ranking
airline industry
Winter storm Elliott disrupting travel in US during holiday season
Most Middle East airlines are flying on schedule over the next couple of days, even as FAA has warned of delays and cancellations as the storm moves eastward
Aviation
How Emirates compares globally for flight delays, cancellations
Emirates has been named among the world’s most reliable carriers with nearly 85% of its flights arriving without delay
Abu Dhabi
How did UAE carriers perform in list of delayed flights to the UK?
Emirates airline and Etihad Airways flights to the UK were delayed by an average of 13 minutes in 2018
aircraft technical issues
Dubai-bound passengers delayed by 14 hours in India
Technical issue led to delay for SpiceJet passengers flying from Pune, Maharashtra
air travel
Emirates plane diverted to India after in-flight medical emergency
The flight arrived at its final destination – Yangon – with a total delay of 1 hour and 40 minutes
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Revealed: the average flight delay you can expect in the Gulf
Concerns have been voiced over air traffic delays in the Gulf, where the average delay per flight is 29 minutes