Emirates flights suspended as Dubai Airport hit, Qatar Airways, Doha, Perth Airport disrupted by strike chaos

Dubai International Airport has been hit in a “blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles”.

The airport — one of the largest in the United Arab Emirates and one of the busiest in the world — confirmed four people have been injured.

All flights at Dubai International and Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International (DWC) have been suspended until further notice.

Emirates has temporarily suspended all operations to and from Dubai up until 3pm (UAE time) on Sunday.

An airport spokesperson said passengers were advised not to travel to the airport and to contact their respective airlines directly for the latest updates regarding their flights.

Strikes were also reported at other commercial airports in the region, including Kuwait International.

It comes hours after Qatari airspace was closed due to the United States and Israel launching a missile attack on Iran on Saturday.

Iran has since retaliated, launching a large-scale wave of missile and drone strikes.

The airspace closure and route suspensions have affected flights to and from Doha, with a Virgin plane being forced to turn back to Perth.

Perth Airport confirmed Virgin flight VA21 — which departed approximately 4.30pm on Saturday — turned back about and hour and a half into the journey and Qatar Airways’ QR901 service scheduled to leave at 10.45pm has been cancelled.

Passengers impacted by the airspace closure are urged to contact their airline, a Perth Airport spokesperson said.

“As these decisions are made by the airlines, we recommend passengers should check with their airlines and visit the Federal Government’s Smartraveller website for the latest travel advice.”

Qatar Airways has also announced it has temporarily suspended all flights to and from Doha.

The major airline said it is working with authorities to support impacted passengers, but told customers to expect delays to the flight schedule once operations resume.

Smartraveller has updated its advice, putting Iran, Israel and Lebanon on the ‘Do Not Travel’ list.

“Due to the deteriorating regional security situation, we’ve raised our level of advice and now advise do not travel due to the volatile security situation, armed conflict, civil unrest and terrorism,” the warnings state.

“Military strikes and reprisal attacks are occurring.”