Abu Dhabi: Saudia, state-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines, said it will operate 23 flights to bring back citizens from the UAE before the travel ban takes effect today (Sunday), according to Bandar Al Fawzan, Director of Saudi Airlines Operations at Dubai Airport.
Al Fawzan told Al Ekhbariya TV that 23 scheduled and unscheduled flights will be operated from the UAE, as part of efforts to increase the seat capacity to three times.
He confirmed the application of all precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, even with the expected pressure on flights from the UAE to the kingdom.
Saudi authorities are banning travel to and from the UAE, Ethiopia and Vietnam, over concerns about the spread of more infectious variants of the coronavirus, the Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday.
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