Travel restrictions are constantly changing to reflect the evolving Covid-19 situation in countries around the world.
As the Omicron variant continues to spread, more countries are
changing travel restrictions or introducing new rules for incoming travellers.
While the UAE has one of the highest vaccination rates in
the world, Covid-19 case numbers have increased in recent weeks.
Emirates Airlines, flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates
(UAE), has announced the resumption of passenger flight operations to and from
Ghana, Guinea, Angola, Ivory Coast and Uganda.
However, flights from Nigeria remain suspended.
The airline had, in December, indefinitely suspended the
entry of travellers from Nigeria and some selected African countries over the
emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
It later extended the flight ban to other countries
including Ghana, Angola, Guinea, Uganda, Cote d’Ivoire, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
In a travel update posted on its website, Emirates indicated
that the lifting of travel restrictions placed on Ghana, Guinea and three other
African countries took effect on Thursday.
“From 13 January 2022, Emirates will resume passenger
services to and from Guinea (CKY), Cote d’Ivoire (ABJ), Ghana (ACC), Uganda
(EBB) and Angola (LAD),” the statement reads.
It said passengers travelling to Dubai from Guinea, Uganda
and Ghana must present a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test obtained
within 48 hours of departure, six‑hours rapid PCR with a QR code,
and another PCR test on arrival.
Also, travellers from Angola and Ivory Coast are required to
show a negative 72-hour PCR test, and another PCR test on arrival in Dubai.
However, Dubai nationals and children under 12 years were
exempted from the stipulated guidelines.
Nigeria’s exclusion from Emirates’ flights resumption has
raised concerns among stakeholders.
The federal government had reinstated the daily flights of
Emirates Airlines to Nigeria after the UAE authority offered daily flight slots
to Air Peace.
But barely 24 hours after the development, the UAE government imposed a fresh travel restriction on Nigeria owing to concerns related to the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
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