More Than 170 Flights Delayed at Dubai and Abu Dhabi Airports on September 13, Two Flydubai Services to Bahrain Cancelled

More than 170 flights were delayed at Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports on Sunday September 13, with two flydubai services between Dubai and Bahrain cancelled, according to flight tracking data. Flydubai's FZ23 service from Dubai to Bahrain and FZ24 in the opposite direction were listed as cancelled by FlightStats, with the flights also sold by Emirates under codes EK2016 and EK2017. FZ23 had been scheduled to leave Dubai at 7:10 AM and arrive in Bahrain at 7:30 AM local time, while FZ24 had been due to depart Bahrain at 8:30 AM and reach Dubai at 10:45 AM. The tracking records did not give a reason for the cancellations. The delays followed disruption earlier in the week, when UAE services were affected by problems including a UK air-traffic control shutdown. Airlines have also reported separate technical and weather-related incidents in recent days, although these do not establish the reasons for Sunday's individual delays. Real-time boards for Dubai International Airport showed a mostly steady flow of arrivals and departures on September 14, with a minority of long-haul and regional services running late or marked as cancelled. Published coverage indicates that UAE carriers continue operating against a backdrop of extended airspace risk warnings for parts of the Gulf, which remain in place through late September. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has kept its conflict-zone bulletin active for the region, citing continued risk factors linked to tensions between the United States and Iran. These advisories do not close UAE airspace but contribute to more conservative routing and contingency planning.