UAE airlines resume limited flights to Indian, European and other cities

Dubai's Emirates and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways are operating limited flights to many cities across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East

  • PUBLISHED: Fri 6 Mar 2026, 3:12 PM UPDATED: Fri 6 Mar 2026, 5:24 PM

The UAE carriers have announced limited scheduled flights from Thursday evening amid the ongoing conflict.

This will help stranded travellers reach their destinations.

Currently, Emirates, Etihad Airways and flydubai have announced limited scheduled operations to different cities across Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.

Below is the list of cities UAE carriers are currently serving at limited capacity.

Emirates

West Asia & Indian subcontinent: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Colombo, Delhi, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Kochi, Lahore, Male, Mauritius, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram

Africa: Abidjan, Accra, Cape Town, Harare, Johannesburg, Lusaka and Nairobi

Europe: Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Birmingham, Budapest, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Istanbul, Lisbon, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Prague, Rome, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Warsaw and Zurich

Americas: Chicago, Dallas, Fort Worth, Mexico City, New York (JFK), Newark (EWR) - via Athens, San Francisco, Sao Paulo and Toronto.

GCC & Middle East: Cairo, Casablanca, Jeddah, Medina

Far East and Australia: Auckland, Bali, Bangkok, Beijing, Christchurch via Sydney, Guangzhou, Haneda Tokyo, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Melbourne, Perth, Phuket, Seoul, Shanghai, Siem Reap - via Bangkok, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei 

Etihad Airways 

Etihad Airways is scheduled to operate to and from Abu Dhabi between March 6 and March 19 to the following destinations.

Australasia: Ahmedabad, Denpasar (Bali), Bangkok, Beijing, Bengaluru, Chiang Mai, Colombo, Delhi, Hanoi, Jakarta, Karachi, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Malé, Manila, Melbourne, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Krabi, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Seoul (Incheon), Seychelles, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Thiruvananthapuram, Tokyo

Africa: Addis Ababa, Casablanca, Nairobi

Europe: Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Istanbul, London (Heathrow), Madrid, Manchester, Milan (Malpensa), Moscow (Sheremetyevo), Munich, Paris, Prague, Rome, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Warsaw, Zurich

Americas: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, New York (JFK), Toronto, Washington

GCC & Middle East: Cairo, Jeddah, Medina, Muscat, Riyadh,