DUBAI International Airport will
implement runway closures from
May 1 to complete a phased
refurbishment, which will affect
Emirates’ flights out of SA.
The southern runway will be closed
from May 1-31 and the northern
runway from May 31-July 20.
Scheduled passenger flights have
been reduced to accommodate the
closures but other than planned
changes, the construction will have
no further effect on the airport’s
traffic.
“There will be some changes to
the flight schedule to South Africa.
Emirates will continue to serve each
of its three destinations, Cape Town,
Durban and Johannesburg with
daily flights but with one flight less
to Cape Town and Johannesburg
respectively. Emirates looks forward
to resuming its full schedule to
South Africa once the runway
upgrade has been completed,” the
airline said.
