What happened
- Extension of Skywards member tiers.
- Pause on miles expiry until June 30, 2026.
- Extension of flexible cancellation and refund policies for flights until April 30, 2026. The article lists specific scheduled departures from DXB/DWC for April 2, including routes to Islamabad, Addis Ababa, Lahore, Jeddah, London Heathrow, Dallas, New York JFK, Montreal, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Manchester, Colombo, Kolkata, Bucharest, Toronto, Seychelles, Mexico City, Male, Phuket, Narita, Perth, Cebu, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Hyderabad, Bali, Bangalore, and Hong Kong
Emirates and Flydubai have stabilized their operations following the start of the Israel-US war against Iran, now running at approximately 70% of pre-war capacity. As of April 2-3, 2026, Emirates has scheduled 151 flights ex-DXB for Thursday and 150 for Friday, while Flydubai has 73 and 65 flights respectively. Other Gulf carriers like Etihad, Qatar Airways, and Flydubai have also restarted with trimmed schedules, while Gulf Air has relocated its hub to Dammam. Key loyalty and policy updates from Emirates include:
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- LoyaltyLobby: It has been more than a month since the start of Israel’s and the US’s war against Iran, which has created chaos in the Middle East and around the Gulf