The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will resume passenger flights from Nigeria and 11 other African countries on Saturday, January 29.
UAE’s National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority
(NCEMA) announced this in a tweet.
The country’s agency said entry procedures have been updated for
flights originating from Ghana, Rwanda, and Uganda.
According to the statement, passengers arriving from these three
countries to the UAE must have a negative COVID-19 test obtained
within 48 hours of departure from the approved labs in their respective
countries.
It added that passengers must undergo a Rapid PCR test at the airports of
departure. On arrival in the UAE, they will be subjected to another PCR
test, asking residents of African countries to refrain from travelling to
the country if they have COVID-19 symptoms.
The travel restrictions were imposed in December by the Arab country
over the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Similarly,
Emirates Airline, the flag carrier of the UAE, also suspended flights to
several African nations due to the directive.
