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Emirates airlines to ‘operate limited schedule’ after airport fuel tank fire

Published March 16, 2026 Updated March 16, 2026 11:15am
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Emirates Airlines has announced it will “operate a limited schedule” after 10am Monday (06:00 GMT), Al-Jazeera reports.

This comes after Dubai airport was temporarily closed and all flight operations suspended after a drone hit a fuel tank and set it on fire.

“Unfortunately, some flights from today’s schedule have been cancelled,” the Emirates update also read.

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