vaccine with the condition that 14 days have passed since receiving the second dose.
The agency said vaccination certificates approved by official authorities in the country will also be needed at the airport, however,
medical personnel working in the country will be exempted, including doctors, nurses and technicians, whether vaccinated or not.
Exemption from vaccination has also been provided for the education sector for those who teach in
universities, colleges, schools and institutes. Travel will also resume for
transit passengers from all countries from which transit passengers were previously banned, provided that the traveller’s last destination is accepted and a laboratory PCR test is submitted within 72 hours from the time of departure, it said.
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Dubai: Dubai International (DXB) will see a surge in passenger numbers in the “coming weeks and months,” said Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths.
UAE announced on Tuesday that it would allow its resident visa holders stranded in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal to enter the country from August 5.
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), said fully vaccinated UAE residents holding valid visas from those countries can fly back to UAE. The decision, which extends to certain other categories of passengers such as medical staff and students, also applies to Nigeria and Uganda.
Dubai: Emirates airline and a few other Indian carriers have opened bookings for travel from India to UAE from August 5, as per travel websites.
Some travel agents said that flights are already fully booked from August 7 – the original resumption date targeted by UAE’s airlines.
“Earlier, the travel restriction was till August 7, so a lot of people have already booked flights from August 8 onwards without confirmation,” said a spokesperson for Regal Tours. “From August 8 to 12, majority of the sectors are fully booked in both economy and business.”
With UAE allowing travel for residents and certain categories from tomorrow, seats are available for August 5 to 7.
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