Emirates is among a limited number of airlines that are scheduled to depart Dubai within the next few hours despite the threat of Iranian military strikes in the region.
On March 2, 2026, the Government of Dubai confirmed through its media office that there would be a small resumption of operations this evening from Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International (DWC).
The Dubai Airport website shows a handful of flights scheduled to depart from DXB and DWC. These include flights operated by Emirates and flydubai.
An Emirates flight is scheduled to fly from DXB to Mumbai International Airport (BOM) at 20:00 while an Emirates Boeing 737 is estimated to depart DXB for Chennai International Airport (MAA) in India at 21:00.
Emirates flights to New Delhi and Bangalore also appear scheduled to fly later this evening, according to the DXB website.
Dubai Airports confirms that a limited resumption of operations will begin today evening, 2 March, with a small number of flights permitted to operate from Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International (DWC). Travellers are advised not to proceed to… pic.twitter.com/Ui4ZYbuRJ2
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 2, 2026
A handful of flydubai flights to places such as Kazan and Yekaterinburg in Russia also appear set to fly this evening.
In a statement, Emirates said: “Emirates will begin operating a limited number of flights commencing on the evening of 2 March. We are accommodating customers with earlier bookings as a priority, and those who have been rebooked to travel on these limited flights will be contacted directly by Emirates.”
Several Etihad Airways flights were also recorded departing from Zayed International Airport (AUD) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on March 2, 2026, despite earlier announcements that flights were grounded amid Iranian military strikes.
Data from Flightradar24 showed that an Etihad Airbus A380 to London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) was the first to leave Abu Dhabi around 14:40 local time, followed by other flights to Riyadh, Amsterdam and Islamabad at various times.
