Kenya Halts Flights To Uae Over Covid Tests Row - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
January 11, 2022
The ban will not affect cargo flights, which will continue with normal operations.
In December last year, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority suspended all air transport services with inbound and transit passenger movements from Kenya.
The Dubai aviation regulator expressed concern that travellers from Nairobi were testing positive for Covid-19 on arrival, despite carrying negative test results.
Speaking to local dailies, Kenya Aviation Authority director general Gilbert Kibe said there was a scheme involving private medical testing centres colluding with travellers to issue fake Covid PCR results to aid their travel to Dubai.