Budget carrier flydubai quietly posted an operational notice on 20 January confirming that all flights between Dubai and EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg will be suspended from 16 April to 22 May 2026. The airline cites scheduled runway refurbishment at the tri-national airport as the reason for the five-week pause, which will coincide with the early European summer shoulder season.
Customers holding tickets have been advised to contact the airline, its travel shop or their agent for re-booking or refunds. For corporates, the timing could disrupt spring project kick-offs in Switzerland, southern Germany and eastern France. Mobility planners may wish to reroute staff through Zurich or Geneva and book onward rail tickets well in advance, as Easter-holiday demand is expected to squeeze inventory.
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Travellers adjusting their itineraries may also need to re-check visa validity or secure new Schengen permissions. VisaHQ’s UAE portal (https://www.visahq.com/united-arab-emirates/) lets Dubai-based passengers compare requirements for Switzerland, Germany or France, submit applications online, and have documents couriered, taking one headache out of an already complicated reroute.
The notice also serves as a reminder of how infrastructure upgrades in distant jurisdictions can affect UAE-based travellers. Airlines operating slim margins on secondary European routes have little slack to mount alternative services when airport slots evaporate. Companies moving time-critical cargo should likewise review freight routings via Zurich or Frankfurt Hahn.
flydubai says normal operations will resume once construction teams hand back the runway. In the meantime, passengers are urged to keep contact details updated in Manage-My-Booking so schedule changes reach them promptly.
Customers holding tickets have been advised to contact the airline, its travel shop or their agent for re-booking or refunds. For corporates, the timing could disrupt spring project kick-offs in Switzerland, southern Germany and eastern France. Mobility planners may wish to reroute staff through Zurich or Geneva and book onward rail tickets well in advance, as Easter-holiday demand is expected to squeeze inventory.
Travellers adjusting their itineraries may also need to re-check visa validity or secure new Schengen permissions. VisaHQ’s UAE portal (https://www.visahq.com/united-arab-emirates/) lets Dubai-based passengers compare requirements for Switzerland, Germany or France, submit applications online, and have documents couriered, taking one headache out of an already complicated reroute.
The notice also serves as a reminder of how infrastructure upgrades in distant jurisdictions can affect UAE-based travellers. Airlines operating slim margins on secondary European routes have little slack to mount alternative services when airport slots evaporate. Companies moving time-critical cargo should likewise review freight routings via Zurich or Frankfurt Hahn.
flydubai says normal operations will resume once construction teams hand back the runway. In the meantime, passengers are urged to keep contact details updated in Manage-My-Booking so schedule changes reach them promptly.
