Dubai: Private jet demand between UAE and India has taken a big hit after the UAE placed severe restrictions on chartered flights using these services.
It was last week that the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) warned operators selling seats individually on UAE-bound chartered flights from COVID-19 hotspots will be banned from flying in the country. When business aircraft are used to transport passengers from restricted destinations, they shall not be pooled or sold per seat,” said the regulator in the circular. “Operators hired for pooling or ‘per seat offer’ may be banned from operation in the UAE”
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Low-cost carrier flyEgypt begins direct flights from Cairo to Ras Al Khaimah
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FlyEgypt will also commence twice-weekly direct flights between Sohag and Ras Al Khaimah International Airport
by Gulf Business
May 16, 2021
Low-cost carrier flyEgypt has commenced direct commercial passenger flights between Cairo and Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RAK Airport) in the UAE.
The first flight from Cairo International Airport as part of this new service, flight FEG501, landed at RAK Airport on May 6.
The thrice-weekly flights between Cairo and RAK Airport will operate every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. It departs from Cairo at 3.45pm and lands in the UAE at 9.45pm. The return flight departs from Ras Al Khaimah at 10.45pm and arrives the following day at 12.30am.
Charter Flight Tickets From India to UAE Could Cost up to $6,800 Published May 11th, 2021 - 06:30 GMT
A PCR test is valid when it is showing a negative result, meets the required public health protocol and is performed by an accredited laboratory in India within 48 hours before arriving in the UAE. (Shutterstock)
Highlights As per new regulations, a single India-UAE ticket on board a private jet could cost anything between Dh22,000 to Dh25,000.
Effective immediately, no more than eight passengers will be allowed onboard business jet charter flights from India to the UAE, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has announced.
India-UAE travel suspension: Charter flight tickets could cost up to Dh25,000 dhanusha@khaleejtimes.com Filed on May 10, 2021
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As per new regulations, a single India-UAE ticket on board a private jet could cost anything between Dh22,000 to Dh25,000.
Effective immediately, no more than eight passengers will be allowed onboard business jet charter flights from India to the UAE, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has announced.
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The authority rolled out revisions to its existing travel regulations on May 8 via a safety decision circular, a copy of which Khaleej Times has seen.
UAE, Kuwait bar travellers from BD, Pakistan, Nepal, S Lanka
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May 11, 2021
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will from Wednesday suspend the entry of all travellers, including transit passengers, from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka amid the COVID pandemic.The UAE, which is made up of seven emirates, has already suspended flights from India, as coronavirus cases in the country spiked to global records. The surge has spilled into Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Pakistan is also struggling to contain a third wave of infections. Flights from and through the UAE and heading to the four countries will be exempt, the General Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. The GCAA said that those coming from the four nations through other countries must stay in those third countries for at least 14 days. UAE nationals and passengers in private jets are exempt provided they quarantine for 10 days and undergo PCR tests upon arrival and on the fourth and eighth days after