DUBAI — Dubai International Airport is open and operating today, with flights moving through all three of its terminals, even as the world's busiest hub for international passenger traffic continues navigating one of the most disruptive stretches in its history amid ongoing tensions between the United States and Iran.

According to Dubai Airports' official flight information system, no scheduled closures are currently in place, and real-time departures and arrivals boards continue to list active flights. Emirates and flydubai, the two homegrown carriers that form the backbone of DXB's operations, have continued flying throughout the disruption, together accounting for more than 220 combined daily departures even during the height of regional tensions earlier this year.

A Crisis That Began in February

DXB's current situation traces back to the outbreak of renewed conflict between the United States and Iran on Feb. 28, which triggered a near-total closure of Gulf airspace and one of the most severe operational crises in the airport's history. During the most disruptive stretch, between late March and April, regional airspace closures forced cancellations and flight suspensions across DXB's network, with some airlines instructing passengers not to travel to the airport until their flights were reconfirmed.

While Dubai's airspace was never formally shut down during the conflict's most intense phases, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin ordering European-regulated carriers to avoid UAE airspace entirely, effectively grounding dozens of major international airlines that relied on Gulf routes for weeks.

A tentative U.S.-Iran ceasefire that took effect April 8 triggered a wave of airline reinstatements, with Qatar Airways resuming daily Dubai service........

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