This article was last updated at 7am on Monday November 3
The world’s largest international airline has announced that flights to a major city in Africa are cancelled.
In a travel update on the Emirates website, issued on Sunday November 2, the airline revealed that flights to and from Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania will be cancelled until at least Tuesday November 4.
The cancellations are due to ongoing civil unrest in Tanzania’s largest city.
Any passengers connecting with Emirates through Dubai International Airport with a final destination of Dar Es Salaam will not be accepted for travel at their point of origin until further notice.
While the flight cancellations currently only affect travel until Tuesday November 4, Emirates is continuing to monitor the situation closely.
However, flydubai’s 21-times-weekly route to Zanzibar, a popular island destination in Tanzania, has not been affected and will continue to operate as normal.
Emirates flight cancellations to and from Dar Es Salaam
Emirates currently operates seven flights per week between Dubai and Dar Es Salaam, but the announcement of flight cancellations has affected the following:
- EK725 on Friday October 31 from Dubai to Dar Es Salaam
- EK726 on Friday October 31 from Dar Es Salaam to Dubai
- EK725 on Saturday November 1 from Dubai to Dar Es Salaam
- EK726 on Saturday November 1 from Dar Es Salaam to Dubai
- EK725 on Sunday November 2 from Dubai to Dar Es Salaam
- EK726 on Sunday November 2 from Dar Es Salaam to Dubai
- EK725 on Monday November 3 from Dubai to Dar Es Salaam
- EK726 on Monday November 3 from Dar Es Salaam to Dubai
- EK725 on Tuesday November 4 from Dubai to Dar Es Salaam
- EK726 on Tuesday November 4 from Dar Es Salaam to Dubai
The airline has urged anyone booked to travel to and from Dar Es Salaam to contact their travel agency for rebooking or contact the airline directly.
Anyone due to travel should keep their contact details up to date to receive updates. The airline has also apologised for any inconvenience caused.
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