Indian embassy issues advisory, asks reschedule of non-essential air travel
The Indian embassy in Abu Dhabi has issued an advisory for Indian passengers travelling to or transiting through the airport to reschedule their non-essential travel till flight operations normalise.
The directions were issued after heavy rains lashed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and caused flood-like situation.
The Indian consulate in Dubai has also operationalised emergency helpline numbers to assist passengers.
In the advisory issued on April 19, the embassy said, “Due to disruption caused by unprecedented weather conditions in the UAE earlier this week, Dubai International Airport has temporarily limited the number of inbound flights. While the UAE authorities are working round the clock to ensure normalisation of operations, the situation is unprecedented. The Airport Authorities have advised that passengers may travel to the Airport ONLY AFTER final confirmation from the respective airlines regarding the departure date and time of the respective flights. In light of the above advisory, inbound Indian passengers travelling to or transiting through Dubai International Airport are advised to reschedule non-essential travel till operations normalise.”