Overview
- Dubai Airports said flights were delayed and cancelled during the storm, then reported operations moving back toward normal on Friday with limited connections still being cleared.
- Emirates reported cancellations, delays and retimed services, with diversions to Dubai World Central and Muscat as thunderstorms disrupted overnight operations.
- Flights between the UAE and Pakistan were heavily affected, with airport sources reporting 18 cancellations and 67 delays across major Pakistani airports.
- Authorities issued weather alerts and urged residents to stay indoors as pumps cleared inundated roads, government and private staff worked from home, and events were suspended.
- Heavy rain also hit the wider Gulf, including Qatar where the Arab Cup third‑place playoff between Saudi Arabia and the UAE was cancelled, while forecasters signaled more showers and gusty winds into the weekend.