Dubai Resumes Flights After Drone Caused Airport Fuel Fire

An Emirates aircraft passes smoke from an ongoing fire as it prepares to land at Dubai International Airport, on March 16.Source: AFP/Getty Images

Dubai’s main airport resumed operations Monday after a drone triggered a fuel-tank fire, suspending flights for several hours and further disrupting the aviation hub’s efforts to maintain normality during the prolonged Iran war.

Emirates restarted a limited flight schedule after 10 a.m. local time. The state-owned carrier canceled some flights after the airport suspended operations for more than seven hours. That’s the longest halt since Dubai restarted travel through what it calls “safe air corridors” three days into the war.