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4/22/24, 1:22 PM Dubai airport struggles to resume flights after heavy rains leave runways underwater | CNN

Dubai airport struggles to resume flights after heavy rains leave runways underwater

By Barry Neild, Mostafa Salem, Francesca Street and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN
5 minute read Updated 12:17 PM EDT, Thu April 18, 2024

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Dubai flooded with year's worth of rain in just 12 hours
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CNN — Dubai International Airport, one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs, remained in
disarray Thursday after unprecedented heavy rain led to airliners having to negotiate
flooded runways.
While check-ins for Emirates and Flydubai, the airport’s two main operators, had
reopened, the airport warned that its Terminal 3 was experiencing high volumes of
travelers as airlines tried to handle the backlog from cancellations and delays.

“There is currently a high volume of guests in [the] Terminal 3 check-in area,” it said in a
statement on its website. “Passengers should only come to Terminal 3 if they have
received a confirmation from their airline regarding their flight departure.”

Agency videos showed large crowds of passengers at the airport, which was recently
named as the second busiest worldwide.

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