General Civil Aviation Authority fully reopens UAE airspace
General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA UAE), via its official Twitter account, announced (02-May-2026) "the full resumption of normal air navigation operations across UAE airspace". The authority added: "Following a comprehensive evaluation of operational and security conditions, we have officially lifted the temporary precautionary measures previously in place".
Background ✨
UAE GCAA reported air traffic gradually returned towards normal after regional “exceptional circumstances”, with UAE airports handling more than 1.4 million passengers and 7839 aircraft movements between 01-Mar-2026 and 12-Mar-2026; GCAA director general Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi said UAE national carriers’ activity reached about 44.6% of pre-tensions levels.1 During early Mar-2026, UAE carriers and airports implemented phased restarts after a temporary, partial airspace closure, with limited schedules, passenger access restrictions and contingency routing capacity of up to 48 flights per hour.2 3 4 5 6 Iraq Civil Aviation Authority also reopened Iraqi airspace, and Iraqi Airways planned a phased resumption from 10-Apr-2026.7