The International Cricket Council says the plan calls for Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, South Africa and Bangladesh to transit through Dubai on Sunday or Monday before being flown to West Indies on a charter flight.
Ireland, Zimbabwe and West Indies are already in the Caribbean for the April 30 start of the tournament. New Zealand will fly there via the United States.
England's plans have to be sorted, with nearly half the team possibly coming from India after playing in the India Premier League.
