Emirates resumes some Dubai flights – what's the latest on travel to UK?

Airlines Etihad and Emirates have confirmed they will continue running a limited number of services from Abu Dhabi and Dubai to the UKthis week.

Both airlines said they are working to restore full network operations following the partial re-opening of regional airspace, though significant disruption remains.

Thousands of flights across the Middle East have been cancelled since late February,leaving many Britons stranded after US-Israeli strikes on Iran prompted retaliatory strikes by Tehran across the region.

Three government chartered flights have brought home UK nationals from the Middle East since Friday. The third flight arrived in the UK from Oman on Monday morning. A fourth is expected to depart from Dubai later on Monday.

The first flight, which landed at Stansted Airport, was delayed by 24 hours following "technical issues".

More than 37,000 British nationals have returned to the UK since 1 March, the government said, with 7,000 returning on Sunday alone.

The foreign office has opened a booking portal for further chartered flights, but a government minister said commercial flights are "by far the most likely and the most rapid" routes out.

While new flights have been announced, the conflict is rapidly evolving and circumstances around air travel could change quickly.

Etihad has announced that it will operate limited flights from Abu Dhabi starting from last Friday and continuing through this week. The airline said this follows "extensive safety and security assessments".

These flights include scheduled servicesto London Heathrow and Manchester in the UK, as well as European cities such as Barcelona, Brussels, Dublin, Rome, Paris, and Milan.

Passengers with previous bookings will be prioritised, the airline said, although tickets are also available to buy on its website.

The airline has warned travellers against turning up to the airport unless they have been contacted directly by Etihad or hold a confirmed booking on one of the flights.

New commercial flights out of Dubai have also been announced by Emirates. They are open for booking but customers with earlier bookings will be prioritised, the airline said.

Flights to Manchester, Birmingham, London Heathrow, London Gatwick, and Edinburgh were scheduled over the weekend.

Emirates said it carried about 30,000 passengers out of Dubai on Thursday and has operated 35 flights to the UK since resuming services. By Monday, the airline reported an expanded schedule, although still below normal capacity.

The airline added thatit anticipates operating up to106 return daily flights going to 83 destinationsin the coming days. For the UK, it will be operating 11 daily flights across five airports, subject to ongoing airspace approvals.

The BBC's Nick Beake, who was at Dubai Airport on Friday morning, said it felt calm and quiet on Friday, with a steady stream of passengers arriving. He added that there was no visible gathering of expats trying to leave.

Qatar's airspace has been temporarily restricted, but limited repatriation flights are operating to and from Doha.

On Saturday, Qatar Airways announced a limited schedule of flights to and from Doha from Monday through to Wednesday, including to London Heathrow.

The airline said it hadbeen "working around the clock to organise additional relief flights where operationally possible".

Passengers affected by the disruption are being contacteddirectly by the airline with further instructions, and travellers have been told not to go to the airport unless they have received an official flight confirmation.

Flights from Oman are currently running, and Muscat has emerged as a key transit hubfor people wanting to leave the Middle East.

Oman Air has operated nearly 80 extra flights in the past week, helping more than 97,000 passengers get home, and has said it will continue to add extra services where possible.

British Airways on Friday announced more flights from Oman to London Heathrow scheduled to depart at 02:30 local time daily from 9 to 12 March. These are for BA customers who are in Oman or the UAE with existing bookings.

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said the government has been working with commercial airlines to help Britons in the Middle East get home.

He also said the government was hoping to organise more charter flights out of Oman over the "coming hours and coming days".

He raised the issue of getting people in the region to the airport in Oman to get on charter flights, adding that they "have to be able to travel safely in buses and cars without being hit by drone or missile fire".

Foreign Office minister Hamish Falconer said commercial flights were "by far the most likely and the most rapid" routes out of the region, after the government's charter flight was delayed by almost a day.

The airspace above Bahrain is closed, meaning there are no flights departing from Bahrain International Airport.

National carrier Gulf Air says operations are suspended until the Bahrain Civil Aviation Authority confirms it is safe to resume.

Passengers with bookings up to 21 March are being offered flexible rebooking or refunds.

The Foreign Office has advised against all but essential travel to Bahrain, the UAE, Qatar,Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

While most flights to the Middle East from the UK have been cancelled following the missile strikes, some are still operating.

Some commercial flights went ahead as scheduled over the weekend but disruption persisted into Monday.

On Monday, several commercial flights to the Middle East were cancelled, including a Qatar Airways flight to Doha and Emirates flight to Dubai from Birmingham Airport.

Correction: This article originally described Hamish Falconer as a Home Office minister and has been amended to make clear that he's a Foreign Office minister.

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