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“Dubai International Airport (DXB) has plans to reduce flight operations during summer 2026.”
Flight reductions at DXB are real but stem from the Iran-Israel conflict that began in late February 2026 — not from any airport-authored plan. Dubai Airports' own communications frame changes as temporary precautions with gradual resumption underway, and its most recent pre-conflict outlook projected record traffic approaching 99.5 million passengers. The claim's phrasing — "has plans to reduce" — materially misrepresents reactive, externally imposed disruptions as deliberate airport strategy.
“Dubai International Airport was completely destroyed and rendered out of service by Iranian missile strikes.”
Dubai International Airport was not "completely destroyed." Official sources confirm only minor damage to a single concourse, with four staff injuries, after UAE air defenses intercepted the majority of Iranian missiles. Flights were temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure amid regional airspace closures — not because the airport was physically destroyed. DXB facilitated over 1,140 flights within 84 hours and resumed limited operations by early March 2026. The claim grossly misrepresents what happened.