The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority has suspended all flights at Dubai International airport after a fuel facility near there was reportedly attacked by Iranian drones in the early morning of 16 March. The authority says in a post on X that the "temporary suspension" is "a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of all passengers and staff". Emirates confirms on its website that all flights to and from Dubai "have been suspended until further notice" and advised passengers not to go to the airport. The Dubai Media Office adds that the fire has not spread and the situation "remains under control", while some flights have been diverted to Al Maktoum International airport. At the time of publishing, there was no indication when flights at Dubai International will resume. Despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, there have been several flights operating from Dubai over the past week, with Emirates indicating that it had also been allowing some transit traffic through its hub, albeit on a reduced schedule.

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) estimates that the conflict in the Middle East is having at least a $600 million impact each day on visitor spending but expects that the sector will recover quickly when the conflict ends. The Council says in an 11 March statement that the Middle East accounts for 5% of global arrivals and 14% of transit traffic, and the current disruption to key hubs including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Bahrain is having knock-on effects across the tourism value chain. It bases the calculation on a pre-conflict forecast of $207 billion in international visitor spend for the region this year. Despite that impact, WTTC president and chief executive Gloria Guevara says "history shows that the sector can recover quickly, especially when governments support travelers through hotel support or repatriation. "Our analysis of previous crises demonstrates that security-related incidents often see the fastest tourism recovery times, in some cases as quickly as two months, when governments and industry work together to restore traveler confidence." Data shows that flight cancellations in the Middle East continue to trend lower but are still far from their historic levels as most carriers prioritise getting passengers stuck in their hubs to their final destinations. Flight tracking data shows that on 11 March just under 37% of scheduled flights were cancelled or did not operate, a similar level to when the US and Israel started their bombing campaign in Iran on 28 February. By raw numbers, there were 3,386 flights were scheduled on 11 March, of which 1,248 did not operate or were cancelled. In comparison, on the same date in 2025, there were 5,090 flights scheduled to depart from the region.

A Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Air India Express and owned by Avilease has sustained nosewheel damage during a hard landing at Phuket International airport on 11 March. Airports of Thailand states that the aircraft was operating flight AB938 from Hyderabad when it experienced a "malfunction on the runway" while landing at 11:24am local time. "Preliminary inspections indicated that the aircraft experienced a hard landing, which caused damage to the nose landing gear, preventing the aircraft from immediately vacating the runway. However, no injuries have been reported," the airport operator says. There were seven crew members, 131 passengers and two infants on board the aircraft, but no injuries were reported. As the aircraft was immobilised on the runway, Phuket airport was closed until the early evening to allow it to be moved. Fleets data shows that the aircraft bears MSN 43836 and was delivered new to Air India Express in May 2025, when Avilease purchased it through a sale-and-leaseback transaction.