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UAE airlines unaffected after massive earthquake in Russia triggers tsunami warning
Alaska Airlines flights to Hawaii were reportedly delayed and cancelled amidst a tsunami warning
- PUBLISHED: Wed 30 Jul 2025, 12:01 PM
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- Waheed Abbas
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UAE airlines on Wednesday said their flights were not affected to countries where a tsunami alert has been sounded after a massive earthquake in Russia.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways’ spokesperson confirmed to Khaleej Times that all flights are “operating as normal” to all destinations. The UAE national carrier operates flights to the US, Japan, Russia and other countries.
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Dubai-based flydubai also confirmed that its flights to Russia are operating as scheduled. However, it doesn’t operate flights to the US and Japan. Similarly, Emirates also confirmed “no impact” on its operations due to the tsunami. The Dubai-based carrier has one of the largest networks in the world, flying across Europe, the US, Asia, Africa and Australia.
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An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia on Wednesday morning triggered widespread tsunami warnings in the US, Japan, Russia, China and others. Around 10-foot tsunami waves hit Hawaii on Wednesday morning after the earthquake, triggering an evacuation.
However, authorities said there was no damage or loss of lives “so far”.
According to Flightradar24, some flights were diverting away from Hawaii as the US state is now in a tsunami warning.
Alaska Airlines flights to Hawaii were reportedly delayed and cancelled amidst a tsunami warning.
“We are monitoring a tsunami warning for the Hawaiian Islands and portions of the state of Alaska and assessing our flight operations. We are holding flight departures to the Islands on Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines. As a safety precaution, flights en route to Hawai‘i are returning to the mainland or diverting as needed,” it said in a statement.
