UAE: Flights disrupted due to cyclone Mekunu

Some flights from UAE have been disrupted due to a strong cyclone that is heading towards the coast of Oman. Tropical cyclone Mekunu is expected reach areas in the neighbouring country of Oman, particularly the region of Salalah and surrounding areas on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. With the cyclone developing, budget carrier flydubai confirmed on Thursday that a number of its flights have to be rerouted as a precaution. The affected flights are mainly those to the East African destinations like Zanzibar, Juba and Addis Ababa, among others. It is not clear yet when the operations will return to normal, with the airline’s spokesperson saying that they will continue to monitor the weather situation over the next 36 hours and make changes accordingly. “Due to forecasted tropical storm over the Arabian Sea, flydubai has rerouted a number of its flights as a precaution. The affected East African flights will now operate over the Saudi airspace,” flydubai said.<br/>