Etihad Airways and Emirates, based in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, say they would operate some flights from the country. Travellers stranded by a widening war began departing the United Arab Emirates aboard a small number of evacuation flights Monday (Mar 2), even as most commercial air traffic across the Middle East remained suspended. The limited flights out of Dubai and Abu Dhabi took place as the US State Department urged its own citizens in 13 countries, including UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt,