UAE lifts flight restriction on Nigeria and 11 other African countries
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says it will lift the ban on transit passenger flights from six countries, including Nigeria, effective from August 5, 2021.
The National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA)announced this on Tuesday via its official Twitter handle. Recall In February, UAE had banned transit flights with Nigerians onboard from its airports – due to the rise in COVID-19 cases.
According to the statement, NCEMA said that passengers would be able to transit through its airports from Thursday as long as they present negative PCR tests taken 72 hours before departure.
“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.
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,” the statement read in part.
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