Dubai, May 13: Blowing dust sweeping through UAE on Sunday caused some slight travel delays and flight disruptions at the airports.
According to sources, inbound Emirates, Malaysian Airlines, Qantas, PIA, and FlyDubai flights from Amman, Peshawar, Jeddah, Karachi, Yerevan, Khartoum, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune, Bahrain, Muscat, Damman, and Kuwait into Dubai were delayed by several minutes as well.
As of 2:20pm, more than 30 inbound and outbound flights at Dubai International Airport were delayed, and departing passengers were advised to leave for the terminal earlier than usual, as the unstable weather conditions are also causing delays on roads.
Delayed incoming flights were from Kuwait, India, Afghanistan and Georgia, among others. Affected departing flights include those bound for Jeddah and Kish.
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has warned motorists and sea-goers in the Arabian Gulf against poor visibility.
In a statement today, the NCM said visibility levels might get down to less than 2,000 metres due to heavy dust blowing over some coastal and internal areas until 2 pm today. In an update at 2.08pm, weather bureau said fresh winds and widespread dust persisted in the Arabian Gulf area.
The maximum temperature of 45.4 degree Celsius was recorded at Barakah. The temperature is likely to increase further.
"Moderate to fresh winds in will blow general, with suspended and blowing dust/sand over most areas, especially over the exposed areas, with poor visibility," NCM stated. The sea will be moderate to rough in the Arabian Gulf and in the Oman sea.
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