International Secretary Yvette Cooper mentioned round 300,000 British residents are in Gulf nations focused by Iranian retaliatory strikes.
Aerial view of Worldwide Zayed Worldwide Airport Abu Dhabi (Picture: Getty)
All Etihad flights to and from Zayed Worldwide Airport have been suspended till 2pm on Tuesday March 3, Etihad Airways has introduced in a press release. In its newest replace the airline mentioned all flights to and from its base within the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, will now stay suspended till tomorrow afternoon.
Etihad, like fellow Gulf airways Emirates and Qatar Airways, primarily serves long-haul vacationers, whose plans have been disrupted by the closure of regional airspace. A complete of 539 flights from the UK to the Center East are anticipated to be grounded within the seven days from March 1, equating to 180,008 seats, in keeping with flight analytics agency Cirium. From now till Saturday, greater than 70 UK flights a day are more likely to be cancelled.
Etihad is advising clients to verify their flight standing earlier than travelling to the airport and guarantee their contact particulars are updated of their reserving.
Passengers on cancelled flights as much as March 3 are eligible for a full refund, those that have booked by means of a journey agent ought to contact their agent immediately.
Company holding Etihad tickets issued on or earlier than February 28, 2026, with unique journey dates as much as March 7, 2026, could rebook freed from cost onto Etihad-operated flights as much as March 18, 2026.
The flight suspensions come because the Normal Civil Aviation Authority launched a short lived partial closure of UAE airspace – an distinctive precautionary measure amid “quickly evolving regional safety developments”.
The nation’s second largest airport was ordered into a direct and complete evacuation after an unidentified drone was detected inside the facility’s restricted airspace.
All passengers and workers vacated the airport shortly after 12.45 pm (10.45am GMT), airport operations have been briefly suspended to make sure public security.
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