<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A planeload of Australians, who had been stranded in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/dubai" rel="" target="" title="Dubai"><span>Dubai</span></a><span> since the start of the most recent conflict in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/middle-east" rel="" target="" title="Middle East"><span>Middle East</span></a><span> on Saturday, have returned home.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emirates flight EK414 safely made it out of the warzone about 9.30am today (AEDT) and landed in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> just before 10.30pm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was one of a number of flights that departed Dubai International Airport after the United Arab Emirates hub reopened two terminals for limited services on Tuesday.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-live-updates-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/94a5cc0c-0369-44b9-8765-70bb2633e2bd"><strong><span>Qantas schedules extra flight for travellers trapped amid Middle East conflict</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The airport is prioritising departures when it's safe to do so after it was struck by missile debris over the weekend, as Iran continues retaliatory strikes on US bases across the region.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emirates, Dubai's national carrier, isn't the only one resuming commercial flights, with Virgin Atlantic, SriLankan Airlines, Air India and flydubai also taking passengers out of the city.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In addition to the A388 to Sydney, passengers were able to depart for London, Manchester, Frankfurt, Munich, Milan, Moscow, Amsterdam, Paris, Prague, Budapest, New Delhi and Mumbai but dozens of flights were still cancelled.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/us-israel-attack-iran-first-plane-load-australians-dubai-emirates-lands-in-sydney/37e79ac0-7abf-4473-850f-61edb5a259ad" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-economy-growth-stronger-than-expected/3d2aaffd-f99c-4a7e-a7db-258724e59940"><strong><span>'Good signs' for interest rates after economy growth stronger than expected</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>All passengers with flights booked out of Dubai are being advised not to travel to the airport until they have received a confirmed departure time from their airline.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Foreign Minister Penny Wong is encouraging all Australians, be it tourists or expats, who are looking to leave the region to rely on commercial flights at this stage with no repatriation flights to help stranded citizens confirmed as yet.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Repatriation flights are "one of the contingencies we always look at" Wong said before insisting commercial flights are currently the fastest way to get the large volume of Australians safely out of the Middle East.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The federal government estimates there are about 20,000 Australians in the UAE and another 115,000 more in the broader Middle East region.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Qantas, which often codeshares with Emirates, said it would operate a one-off additional A380 service from Sydney to London via Singapore this weekend, to transport almost 500 stranded passengers looking for a way to get to Europe and the UK, </span><em><span>The Age</span></em><span> reported.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The carrier also announced that as a result of the change in flightpath due to closed airspaces across the Middle East, the previously direct Perth to London flight would make a refuelling stop in Singapore.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are doing everything we can to support our customers who are booked to travel on these airlines and need to change their travel plans," Qantas said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are communicating with these customers directly.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We also stand ready to support Australians in the region and remain in close contact with the Australian government."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 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