What is this page?
This page tracks the resumption and reliability of Middle East-bound flights from Australian cities following recent airspace disruptions. We monitor Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad departures from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide over a rolling 14-day window. Green dots show services that have resumed and are operating normally. Grey dots indicate periods when services were suspended. Red crosses indicate a scheduled service that did not depart. Data refreshes daily at 5:00am AEST. Tap any day on the calendar for flight details.
Service resumption tracker
Emirates
Dubai (DXB)
Fully Resumed
7 of 7 routes operating
Qatar Airways
Doha (DOH)
Fully Resumed
4 of 4 routes operating
Etihad Airways
Abu Dhabi (AUH)
Fully Resumed
2 of 2 routes operating
14-day summary
Flight status summaryGood news — Gulf carrier flights between Australia and the Middle East are back in the air after a period of suspension. Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad are all operating again, with most routes now running normally. Iran issued dramatic new demands for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen as the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile. Holidaymakers are sticking closer to home as the conflict rages, while tourism operators. 11 post-resumption gaps were detected: Perth-Dubai on 27 Aug; Sydney-Abu Dhabi on 20 Aug; Sydney-Abu Dhabi on 22 Aug; Sydney-Abu Dhabi on 24 Aug; Sydney-Abu Dhabi on 27 Aug; Sydney-Abu Dhabi on 29 Aug; Sydney-Abu Dhabi on 31 Aug; Melbourne-Abu Dhabi on 20 Aug; Melbourne-Abu Dhabi on 23 Aug; Melbourne-Abu Dhabi on 27 Aug; Melbourne-Abu Dhabi on 30 Aug. Aircraft family changes noted: Perth-Dubai operating on Airbus A380 instead of Boeing 777-300ER.
Flight calendar — tap any day for details
Emirates
Dubai (DXB)
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1Sep
EK413SYD - DXB
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EK415SYD - DXB
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EK407MEL - DXB
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EK409MEL - DXB
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EK435BNE - DXB
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EK421PER - DXB
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Operated normally!
Aircraft type change✕
Cancellation detected—
Service suspendedQatar Airways
Doha (DOH)
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1Sep
QR909SYD - DOH
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QR905MEL - DOH
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QR899BNE - DOH
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QR901PER - DOH
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Operated normally!
Aircraft type change✕
Cancellation detected—
Service suspendedEtihad Airways
Abu Dhabi (AUH)
19Aug
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1Sep
EY451SYD - AUH
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EY461MEL - AUH
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Operated normally!
Aircraft type change✕
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Service suspended⚠ Two Qatar Airways services are not currently trackable via FlightRadar24 data and have been excluded from this page: QR988 (Melbourne–Adelaide–Doha) and QR915 (Adelaide–Doha).