Rain disrupts flights between Qatar and UAE

Some flights between Doha and Dubai were cancelled after a strong storm hit the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.Qatar Airways website shows three of its flights to Dubai – QR1000, 1012 and 1064 were cancelled on Wednesday. Consequently, the following three flights to Doha – QR1025, 1013 and 1065 were also cancelled.Emirates cancelled two of its flights between Dubai and Doha – EK851 and 852. Some of the flights from the UAE were also delayed, reports suggest. Abu Dhabi International Airport, home to Etihad airline, was forced to suspend a number of flights following a rainstorm in the UAE capital. Air traffic was also delayed at the airport in Dubai, UAE's largest city, where the long-haul carrier Emirates is based.