Regular services between Dubai and South Africa and Nigeria will remain suspended until August 7, 2021
Passengers who have connected through the four countries in the last 14 days will also not be accepted to travel
It will cover destinations in Europe, North America and Asia
Kuwait residents with valid iqamas can return to the country provided they have received one of four approved vaccines
Both routes will be begin in August, and will be operated twice weekly
Flights from the four nations will remain suspended until July 28
Emirates flight EK213 departed at 3.10am from Dubai on Thursday morning
The carrier could place a “large customer order” for an Airbus A350 freighter or a new Boeing 777F before the end of Q3
The new service will be operated on Thursdays and Sundays using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft
Flights from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will remain suspended until July 25, says Dubai airline
The UK added the UAE to its red list in January this year
Only citizens and residents of Bahrain are permitted to enter from the red list countries
The Chicago-based planemaker now expects to hand over fewer than half of the 100 or so Dreamliners
Flights to Naples will be operated within the quarantine-free travel corridor that has recently been established between Italy and the UAE
Passengers who have connected through India, Pakistan, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka in the last 14 days will also not be accepted to travel from any other point to the UAE
The move also covers travellers who were in these countries 14 days prior to coming to the UAE
The airline will deploy its A380 on the route starting August 1
Oman has also announced a complete lockdown in the country across three days of Eid Al Adha
The First Class Lounge is located in Concourse B at DXB
Members of Etihad Guest and Matmid programmes will be able to earn and redeem miles on flights across both carriers’ networks
All passenger flights between the kingdom and these countries will be suspended starting 11pm on Sunday, July 4
Passengers who have transited through these countries in the last 14 days will not be accepted to travel from any other point to the UAE
High passenger traffic is expected to start from June 30 and run through till July 12
The carrier confirmed the directive in response to a customer query on Twitter
Flights to several European destinations as well as the US will resume from July 1
The incentive is available to SME who sign up to Emirates’ Business Rewards corporate loyalty programme from June 27-July 27, 2021
The airline plans to roll-out the IATA Travel Pass solution across its global network in the coming weeks
The carrier confirmed the itinerary in response to customer queries on Twitter
The $1.2bn Concourse D opened in February 2016 as the home terminal for DXB’s 65 plus international carriers
The carrier confirmed the directive as response to a customer query on Twitter