Dubai International Airport saw a short delay this morning as an unauthorized drone was spotted on the a runway.\u00a0Reported by Flightradar24<\/a> Twitter account, a service that\u00a0tracks real time flight information around the world.\u00a0This incident occurred just before midnight and normal service was resumed precisely 69 minutes later\u00a0normal service had resumed with Flightradar24 updating their twitter account to say the cause of delay was cause by a drone. The incident caused a bit of a stir on Twitter.\u00a0<\/p>\n The early hours of the morning are usually peak time for planes landing in Dubai so this could have put the entire days schedule out of sync.\u00a0I had landed at 8am this morning and there was no mention of any delay. Credit must go to the airport staff for handling the situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n Unknown problem at Dubai Airport right now. No landings or take offs last 90 minutes https:\/\/t.co\/7Cu7mUjL4B<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1vM5hxMLGx<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) June 11, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The earlier disruption at Dubai Airport was caused by a drone that was spotted near the airport. https:\/\/t.co\/MFnIdo3Y8X<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) June 11, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n drones on the aproach<\/p>\n \u2014 martine (@dutchyindubai) June 11, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n @librab103<\/a> Flights grounded due to a drone in the area. Looks to be open again.<\/p>\n \u2014 Tony Hrvatska ???????? (@tonybalogna) June 11, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n DXB airspace was closed due to unauthorised UAV activity for 69 minutes resulting in a number of diversions. Airspace reopened at 12.45<\/p>\nFlightradar24 were quick to report the incident<\/h3>\n
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The disruption was caused by a drone<\/h3>\n
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Dubai Airports confirmed the slight delay<\/h3>\n
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