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Flights are cancelled and heavily delayed at Birmingham Airport today (Tuesday 17 March).

Flights to Middle Eastern destinations are yet again disrupted at Birmingham Airport today as the war continues.

The UAE authorities temporarily closed the country's airspace today, as an exceptional precautionary measure aimed at ensuring the safety of flights and air crews due to incoming threats from Iran.

Residents of Dubai and Doha in Qatar, awoke to the sound of explosions as air defences worked to intercept new waves of incoming Iranian fire. The Authority stated that the decision was taken to close the airspace following a comprehensive assessment of security and operational risks, and in full coordination with relevant national and international authorities.

Listed below are the flights that are disrupted at Birmingham Airport today. A flight to and from Dubai is still expected to operate today, but both are heavily delayed.

7:40 to Doha - cancelled
13:40 to Dubai - delayed, estimated 18:30
20:50 to Dubai - cancelled