Krasnoyarsk residents were reminded why the sky over Dubai is closed and what tourists should do
March 13 9:27
Krasnoyarsk residents were reminded of the closed airports in Dubai and given advice to tourists.
The last week of February 2026 turned out to be a real test for the UAE. The country's airspace was closed after Iran launched a series of drone and missile attacks on the territory of the emirates – in response to military operations by the United States and Israel. Airports immediately stopped receiving and dispatching aircraft.
Dubai International Airport DXB and Al Maktoum Airport ceased operations on 28 February. Following this, the air ports of Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain were closed. About 6,000 flights were canceled during the first weekend of March. Over 90 thousand transit passengers pass through the Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar hubs every day – the scale of the collapse turned out to be colossal. Every minute of downtime costs the Dubai economy approximately $1 million.
On March 7, the Shahed drone reached the Dubai airport terminal while passengers were there. People were urgently evacuated to underground subway passages. The UAE military reported that air defenses intercepted 152 of 165 missiles and destroyed 506 of 541 drones, but some of the debris fell near the airport area.
According to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), about 20 thousand Russian citizens found themselves in the region without the opportunity to fly. Aeroflot and S7 flights have been suspended, and the next flight dates for some tourists have been moved to the end of March. The costs of tour operators for forced extension of stay and repatriation of clients are estimated at up to $10 million.
While the skies over the UAE remain unstable, tourists are refocusing on Thailand, Turkey, the Maldives and Sri Lanka. The travel agency Chip.travel is monitoring the situation and promptly creating selections of tours in safe destinations.
The first signs of normalization appeared on March 2: Abu Dhabi Airport began a phased restoration of operations, Emirates and flydubai resumed a limited number of flights. Most foreign carriers have introduced a free rebooking policy. Financial markets reacted with shares falling: TUI lost 7%, IAG – 9%, Lufthansa and Air France-KLM – 7% each.
The crisis in the UAE has exposed the systemic vulnerability of global aviation: it is enough to knock out one major hub and a chain reaction instantly affects millions of passengers around the world.
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