COVID-19: UAE stops transit flights with Nigerian passengers to Dubai
The United Arab Emirates, UAE, yesterday, stopped all transit flights with Nigerian passengers into Dubai.
This means all passengers from Nigeria must fly directly from Nigeria to Dubai without stopping over in another country.
The UAE, in a travel advisory, tagged, “Dubai Travel Protocol Update- Travel from Nigeria”, stated that, “All Nigerians who have visited home in the last 14 days will not be allowed to fly to Dubai through Nairobi-Kenya, Addis Ababa- Ethiopia, Cairo- Egypt, Kigali- Rwanda, among others. Other European countries are affected by this new policy issued by the UAE geared towards reducing the spread of Covid-19.
This policy is expected to greatly affect competition by African and European Airlines on the lucrative Dubai route”.
The travel advisory also stated that, “All departing Nigerians to Dubai are required to obtain a negative COVID-19 certificate and the PCR must be conducted within 72 hours of the date of departure.
