Check status of Dubai flights affected by heavy fog

Heavy fog today not only affected traffic on UAE roads, but air traffic at Dubai Airport was disrupted too.

Emirates airlines tweeted this morning that today's fog will impact arrivals and departures at Dubai's airports, and passengers were asked to check their flight status online or over the phone.

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Check flight status here or the Dubai Airports website for flight status of all airlines or call +971 600 555 555 

Fog in Dubai will impact arrivals & departures at @DubaiAirports. For updated flight status, visit please https://t.co/UZNqpDKAIR

- Emirates Support (@EmiratesSupport) January 12, 2017

Fog in Dubai has affected some flights from @DubaiAirports. For help with flight bookings please tweet @emiratessupport using #foghelp

- Emirates Support (@EmiratesSupport) January 12, 2017

Dubai Airports also urged passengers to check flight updates:

Operations at DXB have been disrupted due to fog this morning, check with your airline for flight updates or visit https://t.co/SwkQZ6YtKD

- Dubai Airports (@DubaiAirports) January 12, 2017

Thick fog had also affected flights the last week of the year in 2016.