Indian embassy advises passengers to reschedule non-essential travel to Dubai due to rain

The Indian embassy in the UAE has advised Indian passengers travelling to or transiting through Dubai International Airport to reschedule non-essential travel after the city witnessed incessant rainfall this week.

"Inbound Indian passengers travelling to or transiting through Dubai International Airport are advised to reschedule non-essential travel till operations normalise," the embassy said in the travel advisory.

The advisory further stated



that while the UAE authorities were working round the clock to make sure operations normalise, the airport authorities advised passengers may travel there "only after" final confirmation from the respective airlines regarding the departure date and time of flights.

"Due to disruption caused by unprecedented weather conditions in the UAE earlier this week, Dubai International Airport has temporarily limited the number of inbound flights," the Indian embassy's advisory said.