Home UAE Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways to resume flights to London Heathrow from June 8 Only British and Irish nationals, and those with residence rights will be permitted to travel into the UK from the UAE by Zainab Mansoor June 7, 2021 Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways will resume passenger flights to London Heathrow, starting June 8, the airline has confirmed. “Effective from June 8, Etihad will resume passenger flights into London Heathrow, UK. Only British and Irish nationals, and passengers with residence rights for the UK will be permitted to travel into the UK from a red-list country,” an Etihad spokesperson told Gulf Business. “All passengers will be required to quarantine for 10 full days in a managed quarantine hotel, take a Covid-19 PCR test on or before day 2 and on or after day 8 of quarantining, and follow the national restrictions. All guests travelling from the UAE will be required to pre-book a managed quarantine hotel within a 14-day period before arrival into London Heathrow,” the spokesperson added. “Flights departing the UK remain unaffected and continue to operate as scheduled from Terminal 2. Passengers arriving in Abu Dhabi can enjoy quarantine-free travel as the UK is on Abu Dhabi’s green list.” Passengers arriving from the ‘green list’ destinations are exempt from mandatory quarantine measures after landing in Abu Dhabi and will only be required to undergo PCR testing upon arrival at Abu Dhabi airport. Read: Abu Dhabi updates green list to include 29 destinations, including US, Germany In related company news, Etihad will launch seasonal flights to Greek islands, Mykonos and Santorini, and the southern Spanish city of Malaga in Andalusia. Read: Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways to launch seasonal flights to three destinations Flights to Mykonos will operate between July 8 and September 11, 2021 and Santorini between July 9 and September 12, 2021. Meanwhile, Etihad will launch new flights to Malaga, twice a week, between July 9 and September 15, 2021. Also read: Dubai Airports CEO expresses uncertainty over UAE being removed from UK’s travel red list soon Tags Abu Dhabi British Etihad Airways London Heathrow Passengers 0 Comments You might also like AD Ports signs concession deal to operate Egypt’s Safaga terminal Strong cash flows for UAE stocks in Christmas Day trade Institutional investors were hungry for Dubai, Abu Dhabi Stocks in 2023 67 million visitors for Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque