Emirates airline will operate return flights to Dubai for UAE residents who are stranded in the UK.
One-way services from London Heathrow and Manchester will begin on Tuesday. Flights from Glasgow and Birmingham remain suspended.
Direct flights between the two countries were cancelled last week when the UAE was added to the UK's travel "red list".
The UK government said it took the action to prevent the spread of a virulent strain of Covid-19 that originated in South Africa.
The move left travellers stranded on both sides of the suspended travel corridor.
“Emirates remains committed to serving customers in the UK and will reinstate outbound passenger operations from 2 February," said a spokeswoman for the airline.
"Initially, this will include a daily flight from London Heathrow and four weekly from Manchester. Services from Birmingham and Glasgow will continue to be cargo-only.
"We are working closely with all relevant authorities. Passengers travelling from the UK are required to check their eligibility for travel as per the UK government advisory, as well as check the local entry requirements of their destination to ensure they are permitted to travel."
Travellers in the UAE with British or Irish passports can return to the UK but must isolate for 10 days on arrival.
The British government axed all previous exemptions, which allowed travel from UK to the UAE "for business purposes".
“British nationals currently in the UAE should make use of the commercial options available if they wish to return to the UK," Britain's Department for Transport said.
"Indirect commercial routes that will enable British and Irish nationals and residents to return to the UK continue to operate.”
British citizens who are affected include Jodie Frost, 38, a company managing director from the UK, who was in Dubai on business when the announcement was made.
"I heard the news last night and have been trying to figure out my next steps ever since," she told The National.
“I was due to fly to the UK on Saturday from Dubai. When I tried to bring my flight forward to Friday morning I was quoted nearly £2,000 ($2,735) for a ticket.
“I’m now in limbo and I’m staying in an Airbnb in Jumeirah Lakes Towers and I don’t know how long I need to extend for.”
The UAE said British travellers affected by the decision would have their visit visas extended free of charge.
The UK has also posted a list of countries from which travellers would have to use British quarantine hotels for 10 days.
It includes 30 high-risk countries listed over fears concerning Covid-19 variants are in circulation. These include Portugal and countries in South America and large parts of Africa.
All travellers arriving from the UAE will be taken straight to the quarantine hotels by February 8.
"At the moment, the hotel system has been announced and it is currently being implemented to get it up and running," said a government source.
“All countries on the ‘red list’ of designated ‘no travel’ will be subject to the hotel quarantine.
"Those who arrive from the UAE who do not have British or Irish passports or cannot prove residency will be sent back.”
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There has been a longstanding need from the Indian community to have a religious premises where they can practise their beliefs. Currently there is a very, very small temple in Bur Dubai and the community has outgrown this. So this will be a major temple and open to all denominations and a place should reflect India’s diversity.
It fits so well into the UAE’s own commitment to tolerance and pluralism and coming in the year of tolerance gives it that extra dimension.
What we will see on April 20 is the foundation ceremony and we expect a pretty broad cross section of the Indian community to be present, both from the UAE and abroad. The Hindu group that is building the temple will have their holiest leader attending – and we expect very senior representation from the leadership of the UAE.
When the designs were taken to the leadership, there were two clear options. There was a New Jersey model with a rectangular structure with the temple recessed inside so it was not too visible from the outside and another was the Neasden temple in London with the spires in its classical shape. And they said: look we said we wanted a temple so it should look like a temple. So this should be a classical style temple in all its glory.
It is beautifully located - 30 minutes outside of Abu Dhabi and barely 45 minutes to Dubai so it serves the needs of both communities.
This is going to be the big temple where I expect people to come from across the country at major festivals and occasions.
It is hugely important – it will take a couple of years to complete given the scale. It is going to be remarkable and will contribute something not just to the landscape in terms of visual architecture but also to the ethos. Here will be a real representation of UAE’s pluralism.
Why it pays to compare
A comparison of sending Dh20,000 from the UAE using two different routes at the same time - the first direct from a UAE bank to a bank in Germany, and the second from the same UAE bank via an online platform to Germany - found key differences in cost and speed. The transfers were both initiated on January 30.
Route 1: bank transfer
The UAE bank charged Dh152.25 for the Dh20,000 transfer. On top of that, their exchange rate margin added a difference of around Dh415, compared with the mid-market rate.
Total cost: Dh567.25 - around 2.9 per cent of the total amount
Total received: €4,670.30
Route 2: online platform
The UAE bank’s charge for sending Dh20,000 to a UK dirham-denominated account was Dh2.10. The exchange rate margin cost was Dh60, plus a Dh12 fee.
Total cost: Dh74.10, around 0.4 per cent of the transaction
Total received: €4,756
The UAE bank transfer was far quicker – around two to three working days, while the online platform took around four to five days, but was considerably cheaper. In the online platform transfer, the funds were also exposed to currency risk during the period it took for them to arrive.
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