Three flights between Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were canceled today amid ongoing airstrikes in the region, which also caused the cancelation of six regional flights yesterday, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport's official Web site said.
The canceled services today included two Emirates flights between Taoyuan and Dubai and one Etihad Airways service, code-shared with Starlux Airlines, between Taoyuan and Abu Dhabi.
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The cancelations yesterday affected four Emirates flights between Taoyuan and Dubai and two Etihad Airways flights, codeshared with Starlux Airlines, between Taoyuan and Abu Dhabi.
Emirates said all of its flights to and from Dubai were suspended until 3pm yesterday (UAE time) due to local airspace closures, and passengers with planned departures within 72 hours may rebook their tickets within 10 days or apply for refunds.
Etihad Airways announced that all flights to Abu Dhabi before 6pm yesterday were canceled and said it was unclear when normal services would resume due to the ongoing situation.
The US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on Saturday, prompting retaliatory attacks by Iran on Gulf states.
As of 8am today, 64 tour groups comprising 1,725 travelers had been affected by the developments, with some unable to make the trips and others stranded overseas, the Tourism Administration said.
Colatour said it would suspend the sale of tours to Dubai until the end of this month, while Lion Travel said Dubai tours departing before Sunday have been canceled.
Additional reporting by Huang Yi-ching
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