Emirates’ first flight takes off from Dubai

First Emirates flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates America and Israel The stricken Iran flew to Mumbai, India, on Monday night, flight data showed, hours after the airline received the green light from local authorities to resume operations in “limited numbers”. flights.

This is a sign that airlines are preparing to resume services in the region after thousands of flights Cancellation.

According to flight-tracking site Flightradar24, Emirates flight EK500 took off at 9:12pm local time. The flight was operated on the Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft.

Separately, Israeli airline El Al said on Monday it was considering chartering private jets to bring stranded Israeli nationals home.

The announcements signal a possible improvement after air travel was halted in large parts of the Middle East over the weekend. US-Israeli attacks Attacks on Iran and subsequent retaliatory attacks.

The attacks stopped airspace Over large parts of the zone, hundreds of thousands of customers around the world were stranded and thousands of canceled flights, including those not flying to and from the area because planes could not enter the zone. Dubai is one of the busiest air travel hubs in the world.

The Airports Authority, which owns and manages airports in Dubai, said a small number of flights would be allowed to operate from Dubai International and Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International, but advised travelers to check with their airlines.

For his part, Emirates It will begin operating a “limited number of flights” on Monday night and urged customers not to go to the airport unless notified by the airline.

A post on X said, “We are accommodating customers with earlier bookings as a priority.” “All other flights remain suspended until further notice,” it said.

El Al said it was looking to charter ClassJet planes for the airline’s customers to fly passengers from European airports to Aqaba on the southern border with Jordan. It had previously considered flying in and out of Egyptian territory, but later said on Monday that the plan was scrapped “due to lack of approval from security authorities in Israel”.

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways said on Monday that all commercial flights to the city had been suspended until Wednesday afternoon local time, although it could operate some cargo and return flights “subject to strict operational and security protocols”.