RIYADH (Reuters) – Dubai’s flagship service Emirates and sister airline flydubai have restored regular operations after heavy rains precipitated extreme flooding throughout the United Arab Emirates earlier this week, the airways stated on Saturday.
Emirates cancelled almost 400 flights and delayed many extra on account of a report storm that hit the desert metropolis of Dubai on Tuesday, stated a press release launched by the airline’s president, Tim Clark.
As a result of influence of the storm, the airline suspended check-in for passengers departing from Dubai and halted its transit operations by means of Dubai Worldwide Airport, a significant world journey hub, leaving hundreds of travellers stranded.
The airport has struggled to return to regular operations after the storm flooded taxiways, forcing flight diversions, delays and cancellations.
Flydubai additionally returned to its full flight schedule from the airport’s Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 on Saturday following the weather-related disruption, a spokesperson for the airline stated.
Clark stated Emirates had supplied 12,000 resort rooms and 250,000 meal vouchers to clients who have been affected. He added it will take days to clear the backlog of rebooked passengers.
The UAE has suffered the influence of the flooding for days, with roads between town and Abu Dhabi nonetheless partially below water as of Saturday. In Abu Dhabi, some supermarkets and eating places confronted product shortages, unable to obtain deliveries from Dubai.
Researchers have linked excessive climate occasions reminiscent of Tuesday’s storm to local weather change and anticipate that world warming will result in greater temperatures, elevated humidity and a better threat of flooding in elements of the Gulf area.
An absence of drainage infrastructure to deal with heavy rains in international locations such because the UAE can put them at explicit threat of flooding.
