An Emirates flight bound for Dubai was forced to make a rare double reverse maneuver in UAE airspace after being alerted of a missile attack on the country. The flight, EK501, had taken off from Mumbai in Maharashtra and was heading towards Dubai when it was diverted outside of UAE airspace on Tuesday morning. Flight tracker's dramatic dataThe live plane tracker on Flightradar24 showed the Emirates plane making a double reverse, a maneuver described as "rare", before ultimately landing in Dubai. Iran launched retaliatory strikes, vowing to target US and Israeli bases across the region, causing the conflict to spread to the wider West Asia region. Iran launched drone and missile attacks at US bases in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, and more.

Source: dna March 03, 2026 10:26 UTC