Hundreds of passengers flying to Dubai spent 11 hours on a flight to nowhere after their plane was turned back over Egypt. The Emirates flight EK24 set off from Edinburgh at 21:26 on Sunday and was due to land in Dubai at 06:49 on Monday. Dubai International Airport was the world's busiest for international passengers in 2025, handling nearly 90 million travellers. Iran has fired close to 2,000 missiles and drones at the United Arab Emirates during the war - with most intercepted by air defences. Calder said: "At around 4am the airport announced that it was closing. At that time, the flight from Edinburgh, EK24 going to Dubai had just about reached the Egyptian mainland.