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An Emirates formation EK 569 from Bengaluru to Dubai, which departed astatine 4.30 a.m. connected March 3 from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) with 56 passengers connected board, returned to KIA owed to closure of airspace successful West Asia.
“Flight No. EK 569 to Dubai, which departed astatine 4.30 a.m. with 56 passengers connected board, has been cancelled, and has returned owed to closure of airspace,” airdrome officials told The Hindu
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Late connected March 2, the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) had said that Emirates volition run an A388 craft from Dubai to Bengaluru and that it volition instrumentality back.
“Emirates to run A388 time aboriginal greeting EK 568/569 SIBT 0240 SOBT 0430 departure restricted lone upto DXB lone for UAE nationals and nonmigratory licence holders,” BIAL had said.
While formation EK 568 landed successful Bengaluru, formation EK 569 bound to Dubai aft taking disconnected from KIA astatine 4.30 p.m. returned back.
Flight operations from the West Asia portion to Bengaluru, which was suspended since February 28 successful airy of the ongoing escalation of hostility successful the region, resumed connected March 2 nighttime with an Etihad formation from Abu Dhabi landing astatine the KIA.
42 flights cancelled
Due to airspace regularisation successful West Asia 42 flights person been cancelled astatine KIA connected March 3 2026 until 3 p.m. Airport officials said 21 arrivals and 2 departures person been cancelled. The cardinal sectors to which flights are affected are : Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Dubai and Doha.
