DUBAI: Entry into the UAE from Vietnam is being suspended for all incoming passengers on national and foreign carriers, and those carrying transit passengers, starting June 5, 2021, state news agency WAM reported.
The decision by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) exempts transit flights coming to the UAE and heading to Vietnam.
Coming into force at midnight the Covid-19 precautions apply to travelers who were in Vietnam in the last 14 days before coming to the UAE.
Flights between these countries and the UAE will continue to operate, allowing the transportation of passengers from the UAE to Vietnam.
Aviation Medicine specialists said air travel is the safest when it comes to concerns regarding the possible transmission of contagious conditions such as the Novel Coronavirus (COVID19) respiratory illness.