Iran attacks: Emirates resumes operations into Lagos, Friday

Emirates has announced that it will be resuming Dubai-Lagos–Dubai flights operations on Friday.

Middle East carriers including Emirates, last week suspended operations globally following the airspace closures in the Middle East due to the US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

The US President Donald Trump described the attacks as a “major combat operation”, forcing airlines to reroute services that would normally cross the region.

After Emirates suspended operations, it said it was actively monitoring developments and engaging with relevant authorities. The airline urged customers to check its travel updates and flight status pages before heading to the airport.

However in a recent message to its trade partners in Nigeria, the Gulf carrier stated, “we will be operating Dubai-Lagos–Dubai flight (EK783 & EK784) flight, 6th March 2026.”

The airline stated that the flight resumption presents a unique opportunity for customers to travel.

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The airline encourage passengers to take advantage of this availability to proceed with bookings promptly, as demand is expected to be high.

“Emirates continues to monitor the situation, and we will develop our operational schedule accordingly.

“The latest flight updates will be published on our website,” the airline stated.

However, sources close to Emirates tell BusinessDay that Emirates may continue to operate skeletal flights pending when the crisis come to an end.

With missiles launched from Israel towards Iran and retaliatory strikes from Iran, carriers have been steering clear of the affected airspace, prompting countries including Iran and Iraq to close their airspace.

The move forced airlines to reroute or cancel numerous services, with Emirates among the carriers affected. Several flights between India, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and North America also faced severe interruptions following the escalated conflict.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.