UK To Dubai Emirates Flights: Latest Travel Advice After Disruption

People flying into Dubai from the UK with Emirates on Tuesday August 29 need to be aware that they could face delays.

This is due to an air traffic control technical fault that affected flights entering and leaving Britain on Monday August 28.

The glitch led to traffic flow restrictions applied for safety reasons and now airlines and airports are working with Britain’s National Air Traffic Service (NATS) to manage flights “as efficiently as possible”.

Addressing the problem, NATS shared in a statement: “We have identified and remedied the technical issue affecting our flight planning system this morning. We are now working closely with airlines and airports to manage the flights affected as efficiently as possible.  Our engineers will be carefully monitoring the system’s performance as we return to normal operations.

“The flight planning issue affected the system’s ability to automatically process flight plans, meaning that flight plans had to be processed manually which cannot be done at the same volume, hence the requirement for traffic flow restrictions.  Our priority is always to ensure that every flight in the UK remains safe and we are sincerely sorry for the disruption this is causing. Please contact your airline for information on how this may affect your flight.”

As a result of the traffic flow restrictions, Dubai-based airline Emirates has reassured its customers set to fly on Tuesday August 29.

Those flying into Britain shouldn’t face disruptions, but those departing to land in Dubai are likely to.

The statement reads: “Emirates has been advised that a widespread systems failure within UK Air Traffic Control on August 28 has been rectified.

“All flights currently en route to the United Kingdom will be allowed to land, but flights departing the UK may experience delays.

“Emirates continues to monitor the situation, and apologises to its customers for the inconvenience.”