Dubai airports are reporting multiple flight delays and cancellations, with services to Saudi Arabia particularly affected. Etihad Airways has extended its cancellation policy for flights to Saudi Arabia, affecting services to Riyadh and Gassim.

Specific delayed flights included SpiceJet flight SG5116 from Ahmedabad, delayed from 8.50am to 10.09am; flydubai FZ980 from Yekaterinburg, delayed from 7.45am to 8.36am; Saudia SV590 from Jeddah, delayed from 4.55am to 6.22am; and flydubai FZ872 from Gassim, delayed from 4.55am to 5.27am.

Cancelled services were listed for several carriers: multiple flynas departures to Riyadh—XY201, XY202, XY210, XY216, XY217, and XY218—as well as Uzbekistan Airways flight HY3254 bound for Tashkent and Air Sial flight PF784 to Islamabad.

London Gatwick reported no cancelled arrivals or departures on November 5. British Airways announced new direct routes from the airport to Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar in Tanzania. Additionally, a legal challenge over Gatwick's second runway project was dismissed, allowing construction to proceed.