Families Rushing to Exit Dubai Face Sudden, Costly Departures
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Dubai Exodus: Families Face Soaring Costs, Logistical Hurdles Amid Middle East Conflict
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Moneycontrol•05-03-2026, 14:17
Dubai Exodus: Families Face Soaring Costs, Logistical Hurdles Amid Middle East Conflict
•Families and companies are scrambling to leave Dubai, facing unexpectedly high costs and logistical challenges due to the deepening Middle East conflict.
•Private jet evacuations now cost tens of thousands, with one family of four paying up to USD 250,000; private aviation demand and prices have doubled.
•With commercial flights limited, residents are driving to Muscat, Oman, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to catch flights, with taxi fares surging to USD 5,000+.
•Requests for charter flights allowing pets have sharply increased, indicating families are leaving with all their belongings.
•Airline services remain limited, and European governments are organizing repatriation flights from Oman, which has become a key exit hub.