Brits left stranded after Dubai stops inbound and outbound flights a day early – here’s how to get back to the UK
BRITS have been stranded abroad in Dubai after flights in and out of the country were stopped 24 hours earlier than planned.
The UAE government initially warned that all inbound and outbound flights would be grounded by midnight on March 26, before moving this date forward to today (March 25).
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The latest advice from the UK government now states: "The UAE have announced that inbound and outbound flights will stop as of midnight Tuesday 24 March."
They added that they were "collecting information" about British travellers who had been stranded by the flight ban, and urged people to get in touch with their airline.
The government is likely to be offering special routes to help Brits get back to the UK as soon as possible.
Sun Online Travel contacted Emirates and British Airways for comment.
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Tourists in Australia have also been stuck abroad after flights were cancelled.
Qantas flew their first non-stop flight from Darwin to London yesterday to help get stranded British travellers back to the UK.
The British government is laying on special planes and reopening flight routes across the world to bring home Brits stranded by the coronavirus pandemic.
In a speech to the House Of Commons this afternoon, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab revealed that they are helping to secure flights with a number of countries including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Peru.