Flights Male → Dubai
MLE → DXB
Route overview
The flight route connects Male, the capital of the Maldives, with Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Operated by Boeing 777-300 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, this busy route serves one of the world's most heavily trafficked airports in terms of passenger volume, as Dubai Airport handles over 92 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Male (MLE) → Dubai (DXB) route is operated by Emirates. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dubai the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Male the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dubai: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Male (MLE) to Dubai (DXB) heads north-west for about 3,040 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 13m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Male the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dubai it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airlines operating MLE-DXB
Frequently asked questions about MLE-DXB
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The route is operated by 1 airline: Emirates.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
