Related: Coronavirus: Dubai updates entry rules for passengers from India, South Africa and Nigeria
Emirates Airline is to resume flights to India, South Africa and Nigeria from June 23 subject to strict new travel protocol.
It follows guidelines announced on Saturday by Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management regarding travel to these countries.
The rules vary from country to country and include PCR tests and taking a UAE-approved Covid-19 vaccine.
In terms of travellers from India, only passengers with a valid residence visa and who have received two doses of a UAE-approved vaccine are allowed to travel to Dubai.
“Emirates welcomes the latest protocols and measures announced by Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management to allow the safe resumption of passenger travel from South Africa, Nigeria and India to Dubai and onwards,” a representative for the airline said on Saturday.
“We will resume carrying passengers from South Africa, Nigeria and India in accordance with these protocols from June 23. We thank the supreme committee for their continuous efforts in monitoring the development of the situation and announcing the appropriate guidelines and protocols to protect the community and safeguard travel sector.”
The UAE suspended flights from India in April, as the South Asian country battled a surge in Covid-19 cases. Only UAE citizens, diplomats, passengers on business planes and golden card visa holders were exempt from the suspension. The change announced on Saturday applies to Dubai only.
Indian air force refills oxygen tanks at Dubai airport - in pictures
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The Indian Air Force transported three empty cryogenic containers from Jamnagar in Gujarat to Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai. The tankers will be filled up with liquid medical oxygen and shipped to India. All pictures courtesy of Indian Ministry of Defence -
Indian Air Force aircraft transported three empty cryogenic containers from Jamnagar in Gujarat to Dubai -
The tankers will be filled with liquid oxygen and shipped back to India to aid the country's Covid-19 battle -
The UAE is playing its part in supporting India as it seeks to combat a deadly surge in Covid-19 infections
