The all-clear came on Saturday, when the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority confirmed all temporary limits on airspace and airport operation had been removed following a safety review. This marks the UAE’s flag carriers to confidently move towards full schedules for the first time since early March.
Emirates moved first on the Australian network. Emirates will operate 45 weekly services from Australia to Dubai between 01 May 2026 and 31 May 2026. From 1 May, the airline restored Brisbane services, doubled Melbourne to two daily A380 rotations, and resumed Sydney’s nonstop A380. Adelaide and Perth also stepped back up, although Emirates is still running at about 77 per cent of its originally planned schedule on the interim timetable to 15 May.
Etihad has rebuilt to around 92 daily flights from Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi, serving roughly 80 destinations after dropping to about 40 daily flights at the height of the conflict in early March.
