Key Highlights
- According to flight tracking website FlightAware, Middle Eastern carriers Emirates, Etihad Airways, Fly Dubai and Qatar Airways are among the hardest-affected airlines that have thrown the global aviation industry into chaos, Out of a total of over 6,000 flights cancelled today, Emirates recorded most number of cancellations at 485 while Etihad Airways, FlyDubai and Qatar have res[ectively 190, 181 and 106 of their flights cancelled today as of 1.40 pm IST.
- Indian budget carrier that flies people to destinations like Doha, Fubai, and Abu Dhabi is the worst-hit non-Middle Eastern airline with 129 flights cancelled today so far, followed by Air India that cancelled 28 flights.
- 10 Airlines with most number of flight cancellations Dubai International airport that has been shut after Iran struck United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of retaliation to US-Israel attacks saw most number of flight cancellations.
- As many as 435 flights that were supposed to fly from the aiport were cancelled on Monday so far while 395 flights that were scheduled to land there were cancelled.
- Dimilarly Abu Dhabi airport saw 121 cancellations as origin and 123 as destination aiport respectively.
