Why it matters
Affects 12 airline programs (Air Canada, Ariana Afghan Airlines, Emirates...).
What happened
Emirates and Flydubai are resuming operations from Dubai (DXB) with specific daily flight counts as part of their recovery from the Israel-US war with Iran. On Thursday, April 16, 2026, Emirates has 152 flights and Flydubai has 84 flights scheduled. On Friday, April 17, 2026, Emirates has 156 flights and Flydubai has 82 flights. Emirates has extended Skywards member tiers and paused miles expiry until June 30, 2026, and extended flexible cancellation and rebooking policies for flights until April 30, 2026. The article lists specific departure times and destinations for the Thursday schedule, including routes to Islamabad, Sialkot, Lahore, Jeddah, Karachi, Addis Ababa, Pune, Riyadh, Dhaka, Chittagong, Lucknow, Montreal, Manchester, Kathmandu, Colombo, Seychelles, New York, Dallas, Male, London Heathrow, Chennai, Narita, Phuket, Perth, Cebu, Kabul, Bucharest, Hyderabad, Kuala Lumpur, Toronto, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Mexico City
Sources add · 4
- LoyaltyLobby: It has been seven weeks since the start of Israel’s and the US’s war against Iran, which is currently paused
- LoyaltyLobby: It has been seven weeks since the start of Israel’s and the US’s war against Iran, which is currently paused
- LoyaltyLobby: It has been seven weeks since the start of Israel’s and the US’s war against Iran, which is currently paused
- LoyaltyLobby: It has been eight weeks since the start of Israel’s and the US’s war against Iran, which is currently paused
Sources cited · 5
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