The United Arab Emirates says it will lift a ban on transit flights from Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Uganda on Thursday.
This is contained in a statement by the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority, NCEMA, made available to ait.live.
NCEMA said passengers would be able to transit through its airports from Thursday as long as they present negative PCR tests taken 72 hours before departure.
These categories include those with valid residency permits who have received full vaccination doses in the UAE and 14 days have passed since receiving the second dose and who have vaccination certificates approved by the official authorities in the country.
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Students studying in UAE, humanitarian cases who hold valid residency and workers in federal and local government agencies, and cases of completing treatment in the country, whether they are vaccinated or not, will also be excluded.
All these categories will be required to submit a request on the website of the federal authority for identity and citizenship to obtain the necessary approvals in addition to the certificates of vaccination certified by the relevant authorities in the country for the categories from which these certificates are required.
The excluded groups will be obligated to submit a prior PCR test within,48 hours from the date of departure, provided that the tests are from accredited laboratories carrying a QR code, and conduct a quick laboratory test before boarding the plane.
(Editor:Abaje Usekwe)
