UAE: Flights delayed amid dust storm

Blowing dust sweeping through UAE on Sunday caused some slight travel delays and flight disruptions at the airports. As of 2:20pm, more than 30 inbound and outbound flights at Dubai International Airport were delayed, and departing passengers were advised to leave for the terminal earlier than usual, as the unstable weather conditions are also causing delays on roads. Delayed incoming flights were from Kuwait, India, Afghanistan and Georgia, among others. Affected departing flights include those bound for Jeddah and Kish. “The weather conditions continue to cause some delays to our flight schedule this afternoon. Please bear this in mind as you plan your journey,” budget carrier flydubai said in an advisory posted on Facebook. A spokesperson for the company said that up to 20 of its flights have been delayed so far. Also according to the flight tracker, at least ten other incoming flights operated by other airlines are also scheduled to arrive late Sunday afternoon. Emirates said that the weather conditions haven’t had any major impact on its flight operations at Dubai International.<br/>