Dubai airports cancels, diverts flights due to heavy rain

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Heavy rain affected operations at Dubai International (DXB) on Tuesday morning, leading to the cancellation of nine outbound and eight inbound flights and the diversion of three flights to nearby airports.

"Normal operations at Dubai International (DXB) have been affected due to the adverse weather conditions since early hours on Tuesday, April 16," Dubai Airports confirmed in a statement.

"Consequently, a total of nine outbound and eight inbound flights were cancelled this morning, and three flights were diverted to other neighbouring airports, one of which has since returned to DXB."

Travellers have been advised to check directly with their airline or the official Dubai Airports website for all updates.

Due to congestion and water logging on the roads, passengers are also recommended to use the Dubai Metro, check traffic updates and plan extra time to get to DXB.

The authority said they are working closely "with (their) service partners and airlines to minimise any inconvenience experienced by (their) guests".

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