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UAE Airlines Report Scattered Delays and Cancellations Amid Rising Air Traffic

By Hind Aldah

A number of flights to and from the UAE experienced delays or cancellations on Sunday, September 6, 2026, affecting both regional and international carriers, though UAE-based airlines largely maintained their operations amid growing travel demand.

Etihad Airways reported several disruptions. Among arrivals, flight EY662 from Doha was delayed by nearly an hour, EY016 from Charlotte Douglas was delayed about 30 minutes, and EY008 from Boston was delayed 52 minutes. EY014 from Atlanta arrived 25 minutes late. On the departures side, EY100 to Lisbon was delayed almost 20 minutes, EY542 to Istanbul by 32 minutes, and EY078 to Manchester by more than an hour. EY858A to Sochi was delayed by 37 minutes, while EY475 to Jakarta, originally scheduled for 11:05pm UAE time, was cancelled entirely.

Emirates also faced delays. Flight EK076 from Paris arrived more than five hours late, and EK398 to Bali was delayed by an hour. Several Emirates flights between Dubai and Jakarta were affected due to the temporary closure of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) following volcanic ash in the region.

Flydubai reported that flight FZ024 from Bahrain was cancelled, along with its return flight FZ023 to Bahrain. Other arrivals faced delays: FZ1736 from Almaty was delayed more than an hour, FZ642 from Addis Ababa by over 30 minutes, and FZ1716 from Minsk by more than two hours.

Air Arabia experienced cancellations and delays across multiple routes. From Sharjah, flight G9107 to Bahrain was cancelled for both Sunday and Monday, though flights G9101D, G9103, and G9105 operated as scheduled. Flights G9068 and G9124 to Kuwait were also cancelled, while G9121 proceeded as planned. From Abu Dhabi, flight 3LO44 to Kathmandu was delayed by 15 minutes, 3L715 from Tbilisi by 22 minutes, and 3L764 from Tashkent by one hour and 15 minutes.

Other international carriers also reported disruptions. Kam Air flight RQ965 from Khost was delayed more than 30 minutes, while Airblue flight PA430 from Lahore was cancelled. Among departures, Pobeda flight DP762 to Makhachkala was delayed almost two hours, UTair Aviation flight UT734 to Grozny was delayed about an hour and a half, Varesh Airlines flight VRH6801 to Tehran was delayed nearly an hour, and Saudia Airlines flight SV570 to Jeddah was delayed by 18 minutes.