The latest announcement from the airline, which is based in Dubai, comes after Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary warned UK travellers to book their summer holidays “as quickly as you can” to avoid rising costs, due the recent Middle East conflict.

In a statement on Friday (April 10) Emirates said: “Following the partial reopening of regional airspace, Emirates is operating a reduced flight schedule.

“You can check our latest flight schedules for upcoming flights and book seats to travel.

“We continue to monitor the situation, and we will develop our operational schedule accordingly.

“We would like to thank you for your understanding and patience.

“The safety and security of our passengers and crew remain our highest priority and will not be compromised.”

Emirates adds that before you travel: “Please continue to check your flight status, even after you have checked in.

“You can also review the latest operational updates on emirates.com.

“Make sure your details are up to date to receive notifications and check your email for changes or cancellations to your flights before travelling to the airport.”

Emirates is operating a reduced flight schedule to over 100 destinations.

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Customers can check our latest flight schedules and book at https://t.co/A2RdND1Gjr . To provide further peace of mind, customers who make new bookings will also be offered one complimentary… pic.twitter.com/0pXSv4jrcp

— Emirates Support (@EmiratesSupport) April 10, 2026

The airline advises: “If your travel plans have been affected, we’ll do our best to rebook you on the next available Emirates flight.

“This applies to most disrupted tickets, including journeys connecting beyond Dubai.”

Customers booked to travel between February 28 until and including May 31 can either rebook on an alternate flight or request a refund.

Emirates continues: “To provide further peace of mind, customers who book flights from 2 April will also be offered one complimentary date change, across all cabins.

“Please note, changes must be within ticket validity, and fare difference fees may apply.”

Find out more information about what you can do when it comes to changing your Emirates flight via the airline’s travel updates page online.

Major airline with flights from UK increases fuel surcharges

The latest air travel update from Emirates comes as Air India announced it was increasing its fuel surcharge on domestic and international flights this week.

These revised fees came into effect for UK flights on Friday, although the airline assured passengers who have already booked tickets will be unaffected by the change.

Air India said: “For the avoidance of doubt, tickets that have already been issued prior to the above times will not attract the new surcharge unless customers seek date or itinerary changes that require a recalculation of the fare.

“Air India will review its surcharges periodically and make appropriate adjustments as the situation requires.”

Air India usually operates more than 60 weekly flights between India and the UK, connecting cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, and Amritsar to London (Heathrow and Gatwick) and Birmingham.

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Air India group announces revised fuel surcharges on domestic and international routes.

Read more here: https://t.co/piFcCaA0jJ

— Air India (@airindia) April 7, 2026

UK airline cancels flights due to ‘huge rise in global cost of fuel’

Prior to Air India’s announcement, UK airline Skybus ceased all flights between Newquay Airport and London Gatwick from April 3, partly due to the “huge rise in the global cost of fuel”.

In a statement published by multiple news outlets, including  ITV, Skybus managing director Jonathan Hinkles said: “The huge rise in the global cost of fuel following the conflict in the Gulf, coupled with a significant drop in new passenger bookings since mid-February’s announcement of the planned closure of the PSO air route, forms an insurmountable barrier to the service continuing through April and May.

“At a time of great economic uncertainty and steps being taken to conserve energy worldwide, it is neither environmentally nor economically sound for us to continue flying with vastly reduced passenger numbers.”

The last flight operated on April 2 and all passengers who have had upcoming journeys cancelled will be refunded, according to the airline.

Have you faced any flight disruption over the last few weeks? Let us know in the comments below.

The £950,000 project at Wantage Community Hospital on Garston Lane is now expected to be finished later in 2026 due to “unforeseen issues” says Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

The refurbishment of the ground floor of the hospital will allow for a wider range of health and care services to be accommodated at the hospital as well as an increase in clinic space by eight rooms.

Works began last Autumn and are being progressed in phases, the trust confirmed on March 31, with the first of those already complete.

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A spokesperson said: “The first phase of refurbishment works at Wantage Community Hospital is now complete with phase two well underway as part of a large programme of phased works to improve the ground floor space to provide more community-based health and care services from the building. 

“The programme is being completed in phases to keep as many existing services open at the hospital as possible.

Wantage Community Hospital (Image: Oxford Health)

“The overall programme is slightly behind due to unforeseen issues found with the building at the commencement of the first phase that have now been resolved.

“As a result, we now expect the overall refurbishment work to complete later this year.”

Almost £950,000 has been allocated to the project, money taken from the community infrastructure levy healthcare allocation, which is collected from new building developments.

Didcot and Wantage MP Olly Glover (Image: Contributed)

The trust confirmed that its works had not gone over-budget yet as infrastructure projects and households alike face spiralling energy costs due to the ongoing war in Iran.

“The community infrastructure levy funding secured for the programme continues to be held and drawn down as the work progresses,” the spokesperson said.

The news that Wantage Community Hospital was to be refurbished was welcomed by local leaders when announced last autumn.

Wantage Hospital (Image: Ed Nix)

Emma Leaver, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust’s interim chief operating officer for community health services, dentistry and primary care, said: “The works will not only make the hospital fit for purpose, it will allow us to increase the overall number of services offered to local people and improve access for patients, carers and their families.

“Some of the new services coming to the community hospital will include a dedicated area for children and adolescent mental health services – something that local people wanted to see included.”

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MP for Wantage and Didcot, Olly Glover, was also pleased by the news, calling it “crucial”, but said that more funding for infrastructure is needed.

The Liberal Democrat said: “Using developer contributions to help fund health, leisure, education infrastructure, or projects like a new station at Grove, is the right approach.

“However, government investment is also needed to ensure local facilities are provided ahead of new homes to ensure sufficient infrastructure to meet community needs.”

Thames Valley Police officers arrested the man after ‘suspicious behaviour’ caught their attention on Friday.

The 23-year-old was arrested in Denchworth Road, Wantage, on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.

A statement issued by Thames Valley Police on Saturday morning said: “Yesterday (April 10), our officers stopped a male on Denchworth Road, Wantage, posing as a food delivery rider after suspicious behaviour caught our attention.

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A bike was seized by Thames Valley Police in Wantage (Image: TVP)

“That instinct paid off — during a search we recovered 16 wraps of cocaine and over £1,000 in cash. All seized.

“A 23‑year‑old man from outside the area was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.”

Police also gave a description of county line drug dealing and what they are doing to prevent it.

A spokesperson said: “It’s when organised drug networks from big cities push into smaller towns, exploiting vulnerable people to move drugs and money. It brings violence, fear and exploitation into communities that deserve better.

“This is one of several arrests we’ve made recently. Every time county lines tries to creep into Wantage, we’ll be there — and we’ll stop them.

“A huge thank‑you to our fantastic colleagues from Abingdon and Faringdon Neighbourhood Policing Teams for backing us up. Teamwork keeps our communities safe.”