On Thursday, an Emirates flight from Dubai landed at Seattle-Tacoma Airport for the first time in nearly two weeks since the start of the war in Iran. Since Feb. 28, all flights between Seattle and Middle Eastern destinations — Dubai in the UAE and Doha in Qatar — were canceled, along with thousands of flights worldwide, after airspace in the region was closed due to the deadly conflict. That led to hundreds of thousands of passengers worldwide being stranded as major aviation hubs were closed or operating in a limited capacity.
The Emirates flight departed Dubai Thursday morning local time and arrived in Seattle nearly 16 hours later; however, the return flight to Dubai scheduled for Thursday evening was canceled. Qatar Airways flights to and from Doha also remain canceled — one of the airline’s planes is currently parked in the northern part of the airport’s cargo area, a Port of Seattle spokesperson, Perry Cooper, said.
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