Muscat International Airport received 15 flights to and from the UAE after a thick fog cover on Sunday disrupted flights at major airports in the emirates as thousands of foreign residents rushed to travel home for Christmas and the New Year. Dozens of flights were cancelled, diverted or delayed at the three main airports in the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
A source at Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC) said it was not possible to share the details of the flights at that moment. Passengers to the UAE have been asked to check the flight status before proceeding to the airport to avoid crowding. At least another 100 incoming flights were either diverted to nearby airports or delayed, according to the flight schedule at the airport. The fog has engulfed most of the country since Friday, but it intensified overnight as relative humidity soared to 95 per cent amid cold winter weather. — Agencies
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