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If you have a flight through Dubai this month, here's what three governments are warning you about

The UK, US and Australia now advise against non-essential UAE travel, and several airlines are still avoiding Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

By Laxman Rawal · Sep 22, 2026

Dubai International and Abu Dhabi's Zayed International are both still open, and both are still landing flights on schedule — but that is no longer the whole picture. As of this week the UK, the US and Australia all advise against non-essential travel to the…

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Is it actually safe to fly through Dubai right now?

Yes for the airports themselves, with a real caveat about the wider region. Both of the UAE's major hubs are operating normally and neither is blockaded — the risk sits over the Gulf, not on the ground in the terminal. The conflict behind all of this began in…

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What the UK, US and Australian governments are telling their citizens

All three now sit at the same practical level: go only if you have to. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) advises against all but essential travel to the UAE and tells travellers to stay away from areas near security or military…

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Which airlines are still avoiding Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Even with both airports open, several major carriers have kept their own suspensions running well into autumn and winter. Wizz Air has paused both its Dubai and Abu Dhabi routes until 24 October 2026, and Singapore Airlines has cancelled Dubai flights until…

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What this means if you're flying through Dubai to Nepal

For most Nepal-bound travellers, nothing changes yet. flydubai still runs about 28 direct flights a week between Dubai and Kathmandu, a roughly four-hour-ten-minute hop, and from 23 September 2026 it becomes the first UAE carrier to add a second Nepali route…

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Quick answers

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Do I need to cancel a flight that connects through Dubai?

Not on the evidence so far. Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports are fully operational, and the airlines still flying Gulf routes — including every direct Dubai—Kathmandu and the new Dubai—Pokhara service — are running their normal schedule. Check your specific…

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Will travel insurance cover a Dubai-related delay or cancellation?

Most standard policies cover an airline-initiated cancellation or a government advisory that reaches Do Not Travel, but coverage for a Reconsider Travel advisory — the level the UK, US and Australia are all currently at for the UAE — varies by insurer. Read…

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Is this the same story as the US air traffic control outage?

No. The Northeast US telecom failure that grounded flights this month was a domestic equipment fault inside American airspace. This is a separate, longer-running regional conflict affecting flights over the Gulf, driven by the US-Iran confrontation that began…

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