UAE lifts ban on transit flights from India, Pakistan, different international locations

The United Arab Emirates will raise a ban on transit passenger site visitors from India, Pakistan, Nigeria and different international locations from Aug 5, the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA) stated on Tuesday.

The UAE, a serious worldwide journey hub, has banned passengers from many South Asian and African international locations for a number of months as a result of coronavirus pandemic.
NCEMA stated on Twitter that passengers travelling from international locations the place flights had been suspended would be capable to transit by means of its airports from Thursday so long as they current detrimental PCR assessments taken 72 hours previous to departure.

تشمل هذه الفئات أصحاب الإقامات السارية والذين تلقوا جرعات التطعيم الكاملة في دولة الإمارات ومضى 14 يوم على تلقي الجرعة الثانية ولديهم شهادات تطعيم معتمدة من الجهات الرسمية بالدولة.#يدا_بيد_نتعافى pic.twitter.com/ClvHercuSU
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) August 3, 2021
Final vacation spot approval would additionally must be supplied, the authority stated, including that UAE departure airports would prepare separate lounges for transiting passengers. The transit ban had additionally included Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Uganda.
NCEMA stated {that a} ban on entry to the UAE for passengers from these international locations would even be lifted for these with legitimate residencies and who’re licensed by Emirati authorities as absolutely vaccinated.

However, they would wish to use for on-line entry permits previous to travelling and would wish to current a detrimental PCR take a look at taken 48 hours previous to departure. Those working within the medical, instructional or authorities sectors within the Gulf Arab state, in addition to these learning or finishing medical remedy within the UAE, could be exempt from the vaccination requirement as would humanitarian circumstances.