UAE airport resumes operations after haze suspended flights

Operations at the UAE’s Fujairah International Airport are back to normal this morning after hazy weather conditions disrupted air traffic over the past couple of days.

An official at the airport’s Air Traffic Control department confirmed to Emirates 24/7 this morning that flights had resumed after disruptions over the past days.

Temperatures are set to drop to 7°C in parts of the UAE as hazy weather continues to impact road and air traffic, with visibility dropping to 500 metres at times in parts of Northern Emirates yesterday.

Today, however, the National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) has said that visibility could go down to 1500m at times, and motorists are being urged to remain cautious on the road. “Dust-in-suspension and poor horizontal visibility continue and [visibility may drop to] less than 1500 m at times,” the NCMS warning reads today at 10am UAE time.

The sea seems relatively calmer today, with the NCMS forecast suggesting a “moderate” sea. However, the hazy weather is expected to last at least until Friday, the Met office forecasts said.

Today’s forecast reads: “Hazy and rather hot weather in general, partly cloudy over some areas at times, with another rise in day temperatures.”

In addition, wind speeds will moderate even as visibilty will remain poor, the Met office predicts. “Moderate winds, freshening at times, especially northwards, with dust-in-suspension leading to poor visibility. The relative humidity is likely to increase over some western coastal and internal areas during night and tomorrow early morning , with chance of mist / fog over some of these areas,” the forecast reads.

The UAE’s mountainous regions may see a minimum temperature of 7°C today while internal areas could see mercury dip to 9°C and coastal zones will be warmer with a minimum temperature of 14°C.

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