✈️ Flights from Dubai to Lisbon met with unanticipated ‘turbulence’, not in the air, but on the ground. A large power outage in Portugal on April 28–29 caused widespread and suspended travel disruptions including delays and cancellations, with specific focus on Dubai and Lisbon routes.
The power blackouts resulted in the airports running essential services being offline, meaning travelers remained bored without check-ins working, and plane runways waiting in dead silence. While low queues and stagnant airlines were not safety concerns, cabin counters welcoming passengers marked disruption to ground schedules and departure times led to growing anger.
Emirates and other Dubai to Lisbon flight providers experienced delays and cancellations as Portuguese Airports including Lisbon-added already struggling to recover from forced system changes and powered failures subjected to extreme stress._ needed to choose other routes while urging their customers to remain up-to-date with the information released prompting flexibility.
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Pro Tip: For anyone heading to Portugal this week and looking to possibly fly out of or into Portugal might want to make sure they scanned their itinerary before departing for the airport.
