Traveller numbers at Dubai International Airport sank to 2.5 million in March, down 66 per cent year-on-year. DUBAI: Dubai Airports' operations and flights are being ramped up now that United Arab Emirates airspace is fully clear, with capacity increasing in line with available routing, CEO Paul Griffiths said on Monday (May 4). UAE's aviation ​authority said on Saturday that air ‌traffic had returned ​to normal after precautionary ​measures introduced on Feb 28, at the ​start of ​the Iran war,