Dubai airport, Emirates report flight disruptions due to fog

Heavy fog disrupted flights at the Dubai airport on Wednesday, with Emirates airlines also cautioning passengers of possible delays.

In a statement, Dubai Airports warned that heavy fog could cause delays of up to an hour on arriving and departing flights.

“Dubai Airports is working with airlines, air traffic control and control authorities to minimise customer inconvenience,” it added.

? ? Limited visibility in Dubai due to fog, average arrival delays now 60+ min. Departure delays approaching 60.

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— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) December 28, 2016

In a message on Twitter, Emirates airline also urged travellers to contact them for any fog-related assistance.

Fog in Dubai has affected some flights at @dubaiairports DXB. For help with flight bookings please tweet @emiratessupport using #foghelp

— Emirates Support (@EmiratesSupport) December 28, 2016

The UAE’s National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) has warned of heavy fog this week in various parts of the country.

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NCMS said that relative humidity is likely to increase during the night and early morning, with a chance of fog/mist formation in some coastal and internal areas.

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— UAE WEATHER (@NCMS_media) December 28, 2016

Motorists have also been cautioned to drive carefully on the roads due to poor visibility.

“Leave enough distance between vehicles ahead and do not overtake the front vehicles,” the Dubai Police tweeted this morning.

Social media has been flooded with pictures and videos of the misty weather conditions in the country.

Good morning everyone ? from #Dubai ?? عسى الخير في صباح الجميع

A photo posted by Fazza (@faz3) on Dec 27, 2016 at 10:54pm PST