Dubai-bound Batik Air flight turns back to KLIA due to airspace closures, flights to resume June 25

PETALING JAYA: A Batik Air flight headed to Dubai in the wee hours of Tuesday (June 24) was unable to proceed on its scheduled route and instructed to return to its base at the KL International Airport (KLIA).

Batik Air said this was due to airspace closures over Qatar and the United Arab Emirates owing to the ongoing developments in the Middle East.