Dubai International Airport (DXB) temporarily suspended flights on the morning of March 16.
Emirate authorities I mentioned About a fire caused by a “drone incident” near the airport. Later back Explaining that one of the fuel tanks in the airport building caught fire.
There were no casualties in the accident, except for the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority Announce About temporarily suspending flights at the airport “as a precautionary measure.” Passengers were advised to contact airlines for information about their flights. Dubai Police said that traffic temporarily stopped on the roads leading to the airport.
On the shots published Including Reuters (they were taken from the road), and smoke could be seen rising in the airport area.
Some flights were diverted to Al Maktoum International Airport, the second airport in Dubai.
One of the consequences of the US-Israel war with Iran was massive cancellations and rescheduling of flights at airports in the Persian Gulf states – the largest centers of passenger transportation, including from Asia. In particular, at the beginning of the war, Dubai – Al Maktoum and DXB airports, the busiest hub in the world in terms of international traffic, were closed.