An Emirates flight from Mumbai to Dubai landed safely after making a U-turn mid-flight, before again turning back towards the emirate.
Flight EK501, operated with an Airbus A380 aircraft, made the initial U-turn over the Gulf of Oman, data from flight tracking website Flightradar shows.
The plane later reverted to its original path and headed to Dubai on Monday. Meanwhile, Etihad flights from Dhaka and Hong Kong to Abu Dhabi were diverted to Muscat, the data showed.
Emirates on Tuesday confirmed that all scheduled flights to and from Dubai remain suspended until 11.59pm UAE time on Wednesday, due to airspace closures across the region.
The airline said it “continues to operate a limited number of passenger repatriation and freighter flights” on Tuesday and Wednesday.
“We are accommodating customers with earlier bookings as a priority on these limited flights. Please do not go to the airport unless you have been notified directly by Emirates, or hold a confirmed booking for these flights,” it said.
“Emirates continues to monitor the situation, and we will develop our operational schedule accordingly,” the airline added.
Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah airports partially resumed operations, with limited flights on Monday evening, following the complete closure of airspace at the weekend.
Dubai International and Zayed International airports suffered damage during Iranian strikes, largely from debris falling from intercepted drones. One person died in Abu Dhabi.
Flydubai on Monday also said it would operate a limited number of services from Dubai to Moscow, Kazan, Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk to allow people to return home. A limited number of inbound flights from the Pakistani cities of Islamabad, Multan and Sialkot will run, in addition to Hargeisa in Somaliland.
On Tuesday, Flightradar data showed five Emirates planes flying from Dubai to London, Paris, Frankfurt and Manchester.
Four other Emirates aircraft were transiting through Dubai, while one was also flying in from Jeddah to Dubai.
Meanwhile, Flightradar data also showed that flydubai flights from destinations including Belgrade, Male, Astana, Krabi and Warsaw were headed to Dubai on Tuesday.
Separately, Flightradar data also showed early this morning that, after reports of explosions in Riyadh due to a drone attack, flights bound for the Saudi capital were holding or turning back.
Two drones struck the US embassy in Riyadh, causing a fire to break out, Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry announced early on Tuesday morning.
US President Donald Trump told NewsNation that people would soon find out what the retaliation will be to the attack on the US embassy in Riyadh and the deaths of American military personnel, a reporter at the outlet said on X, citing an interview with him.
