"Dubai International Airport announced at 1.36am GMT on Monday it had suspended flights after a drone hit a nearby fuel tank. Many Emirates flights already in the air were diverted, while others waiting to take off were cancelled. Passengers onboard a flight from London Stansted nearly made it to Dubai, but were diverted to Vienna, Austria."
"About half a million passengers per day usually use airports in Dubai, Doha or Abu Dhabi, which are vital hubs for travel between Europe and the continents of Asia and Australia. Global aviation has been thrust into turmoil over the last two weeks after the US and Israel bombed Iran, prompting retaliatory strikes across the region."
"Monday morning's incident marks the third time since the start of the conflict that Dubai's airport has been impacted by nearby strikes, with drone warfare wreaking chaos across the Gulf."
Dubai International Airport suspended operations after a drone struck a nearby fuel tank, causing a large fire and black smoke. Thousands of British travellers were affected, with all seven Emirates flights from Dubai to London Heathrow cancelled and five UK flights diverted or returned to origin. A London Stansted flight was diverted to Vienna, while an Edinburgh flight turned back from Egyptian airspace. The airport gradually resumed flights to selected destinations by 6:11am. The incident marks the third time Dubai's airport has been impacted since regional conflict escalated, with drone warfare causing significant disruption across the Gulf region.
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