Written by: Palmer Ogheneyole Nathaniel
The government of the United Arab Emirates, UAE, has proclaimed that passengers on transit flights from Nigeria, Pakistan, Uganda, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal can now enter the country beginning from tomorrow, Thursday August 5th, 2021.
The government who made the announcement in a series of tweets on the official twitter handle of the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority, NECMA, on Tuesday, also disclosed that direct flights from Nigeria and others are still prohibited pending further announcement, adding that passengers would be able to transit through its airports from Thursday as long as they present negative PCR tests result taken not later than 72 hours prior to departure.
“Travel for transit passengers from all countries from which transit passengers have been suspended will be resumed in advance provided that the passenger’s last destination is accepted with a laboratory check-up within 72 hours of departure and state airports will allocate special lounges for transit passengers” the statement reads in part.
Adding that, “Emergencies, crises and civil aviation announce the exclusion of new categories of passengers from some of the banned countries, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria and Uganda, as of August 5
