Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates and sister airline flydubai have began normal operations after heavy rains caused severe flooding across the United Arab Emirates earlier this week, the airlines said on Saturday, according to Reuters.
In a statement, Clark said that passengers previously stranded in the airport transit area have been rebooked and are en route to their destinations. “We have put together a task force to sort, reconcile, and deliver some 30,000 pieces of left-behind baggage to their owners.”
“We diverted dozens of flights to avoid the worst of the weather on Tuesday, and over the next 3 days, we had to cancel nearly 400 flights and delay many more, as our hub operations remained challenged by staffing and supply shortages,” the airline’s president went on to explain. “We were clear on our 2 priorities: Look after our customers who have been impacted by the disruption and get our operations back on schedule.”
Clark added Emirates had provided 12,000 hotel rooms and 250,000 meal vouchers to customers who were affected.
Flydubai also returned to its full flight schedule from the airport’s Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 on Saturday following the weather-related disruption, a spokesperson for the airline said.
In a statement, the airline said, “Our focus over the coming days continues to be on our passengers whose travel plans have been impacted.”
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