r/Life•
Few_Ad5711

UAE situation, need advice

Need Advice

I’ve been working as cabin crew in Dubai for the last 4 years and I have been generally enjoying most aspects of living in Dubai and the job. Obviously with the recent attacks on us bases in Dubai we have been receiving alert warnings on our phones of missile attacks and to shelter etc, this is obviously very scary and not something I’ve ever experienced or thought I would experience in my life. I’m feeling very anxious, barely eating or sleeping. A lot of people here still feel safe and are staying in Dubai even with all of this happening.

My parents obviously want me to come back home to the UK but I did really love my life here before all of this broke out but I just don’t know if life will ever return to normal here and if it does how long it could take to do so. I just don’t know if I could mentally last going weeks with these attacks happening. A few people have already died and the airport has been attacked and evacuated multiple times.

With being cabin crew they want us to continue flying even with the airspace being closed we are still operating and I don’t feel like it’s something that is safe when there have been so may attacks on the airport already. I’m not allowed to take leave my only options are to stay in Dubai living with constant anxiety and fear and being forced to work flying flights in what feels like unsafe conditions or to resign and go home and have to start a fresh back there.

I think the reason I’m struggling with this decision so much is that I loved my life before this happened and I was not happy living back home but I also don’t know how long this situation may last and if I would mentally be ok staying in these conditions.

I’m trying not to rush int a decision but also I’m scared the airspace could fully close is tensions escalate and I would be trapped or I could be hurt or in danger staying here.

I am aware of the UAE having the best air defence system and I am grateful but also just the idea of things even being short towards us is terrifying

Please help, any advice / opinions?

Posted Mar 8, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC

311
Loading comments…