Pakistan-UAE flight suspension: Rebooking, refund options announced
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Eid flights to Pakistan will continue, airlines said.
Expats who have booked tickets with Pakistani airlines may rebook their trips or request refunds, considering the upcoming suspension of flights from Pakistan to the UAE.
The UAE announced earlier today that it is suspending the entry of travellers from Pakistan — as well as Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka — starting 11.59pm on Wednesday, May 12.
Private sector airlines airblue and Serene Air said they would continue their Eid flights to major cities of Pakistan as the latest development has not restricted Pakistan-bound flight operations.
UAE Covid: Pakistani expats shelve Eid travel plans on rising airfare
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The revised air travel plan will be effective from midnight on May 5 till midnight on May 20.
Pakistani residents in the UAE have shelved their Eid travel plans to home country as airfare shoot up following the country's decision to cut inbound international travel by 80 per cent from May 5 to May 20.
Talking to
Khaleej Times, overseas Pakistanis residing in Dubai, Sharjah and other emirates said air ticket prices surged almost 30 per cent in past few days as average one-way airfare to Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar climbed from Dh650-700 to Dh950-1,000 per passenger.
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Pakistan reduces PCR test validity for travellers from UAE, other countries
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The new rule will come into effect from tomorrow, February 1.
Pakistan has reduced the validity requirement of negative Covid-19 PCR test results from 96 hours to 72 hours for passengers travelling from the UAE and other countries.
Shahid Mughal, regional manager for the UAE at Pakistan International Airline (PIA), said the new rule would come into effect from Monday, February 1, 2021.
“The timing for the Covid-19 PCR test starts when the passenger gives a swab test at the medical facility. Earlier, it was 96 hours. It has been reduced to 72 hours for Pakistan-bound passengers from the UAE and other countries from tomorrow (Monday, February 1, 2021),” Mughal told Khaleej Times on Sunday.