SWISS halts flights to Dubai until March 28

Swiss cannot fly to Dubai until 28 March Keystone-SDA

Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) has to suspend its flights to Dubai up to and including March 28. These were originally cancelled until March 15. The extension is due to capacity restrictions at the airports in Dubai.

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The war in Iran continues to turn global air traffic upside down. Both airports in Dubai therefore have to “significantly reduce” flight movements for capacity reasons, SWISS announced on Thursday. As a result, Lufthansa Group airlines, which includes SWISS, have had to cancel all flights to Dubai.

The airline is assessing the extent to which it will be possible to operate individual flights despite the restrictions. Applications to this effect are being examined by the authorities in the United Arab Emirates, it added.

“Our aim is to resume flight operations to Dubai as soon as possible and to get affected passengers to their destination or home as quickly as possible,” emphasised SWISS.

Translated from German by AI/jdp

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