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New Covid-19 lab at Dubai airport can process 100,000 samples daily

Located close to Terminal 2, the 20,000 square-foot lab was built in collaboration with Dubai Health Authority and Pure Health

Emirates suspends flights between Dubai and Nigeria

The carrier also confirmed that flights from South Africa will remain suspended until July 6, 2021

A health worker holds a vial of Covishield, AstraZeneca's Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine

Dubai’s DHA clarifies list of approved vaccines for UAE residents travelling from India

Only UAE residents in India who have received two doses of a ‘UAE-approved vaccine’ will be allowed to travel to Dubai from Wednesday, June 23

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Saudi links boarding passes with health app for all domestic passengers

The application will show the passenger’s status as being immune/immune by first dose/immune by recovery/no record of infection

Dubai Airports capacity to hit 90% of pre-virus levels by autumn

The airport plans to reopen a terminal and concourse that were shut in March 2020

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UAE suspends entry of passengers from three more countries

Entry of travellers from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Namibia will be suspended indefinitely from Monday, June 21

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Dubai eases travel guidelines for passengers from India, South Africa and Nigeria

UAE residents who have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, are allowed to travel to Dubai

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Emirates to resume flights to seven cities in July, aims to reach 90% of pre-pandemic network

During the summer, the airline plans to activate over 30 of its A380s to meet additional demand

Kuwait resumes flights to the UK following suspension in Jan

Kuwait Airways, Jazeera Airways and British Airways have been licenced to operate direct flights to and from London Heathrow airport

Flydubai becomes first airline to partner with UAE’s contact tracing Alhosn app

Flydubai passengers can now use the Alhosn app at check-in without having to present a printed copy of their negative PCR test result when travelling from Dubai

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Kazakh low-cost carrier FlyArystan begins flights to Sharjah

The airline will operate twice weekly flights on Sundays and Tuesdays between Almaty and Sharjah

Dubai’s Emirates Group reports $6bn annual loss, records first non-profitable year in over three decades

The group reduced the strength of its total workforce by nearly a third to 75,145 employees

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi to launch new service to Trabzon

The new service represents the 14th route for the carrier since its launch

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Dubai’s Intelak Hub announces 2021 programmes for aviation and tourism startups

Startups that wish to participate in the incubator and accelerator programmes can be based anywhere in the world

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UAE’s Etihad and Air Arabia to permit mutual transfer of air miles and points

Etihad Guest members will now receive 1 AirReward Point for every 2 Etihad Guest Miles

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Emirates to resume thrice-weekly flights from Dubai to Malta

Travellers from the UAE can avail of quarantine-free travel to the Mediterranean country

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UAE bans entry of passengers from Zambia, DR Congo and Uganda

The directive comes into effect from June 11

Dubai’s Emirates to resume flights to Nice, Lyon in France

Emirates currently operates 14 weekly flights to/from Paris

UAE to extend ban on passengers from India until July 6 – airline

The carrier advised affected passengers to reschedule their tickets

Air Arabia

Air Arabia to start new service from Sharjah to Phuket

The thrice-weekly flights will commence from July 2

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Emirates to restart flights from Dubai to the UK this month

The airline said that travel restrictions remain in place as the UAE is still on the UK’s red list for travel

Wizz Air launches two new routes to Maldives and Kuwait

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi announces new flights to three Greek destinations

The airline’s one-way fares start from Dhs179 to Mykonos, Crete and Rhodes

Etihad Airways

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

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways to launch seasonal flights to three destinations

Etihad’s new flights to the Greek islands complement its existing service to Athens

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Qatar Airways to resume direct daily flights to Sharjah from July 1

It plans to operate over 1,200 weekly flights to more than 140 destinations worldwide by the end of July

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UAE suspends entry of passengers from Vietnam

The entry ban is applicable to those who have been in Vietnam 14 days prior to their arrival to the UAE

Dubai’s Emirates to launch new service to Miami

The carrier will now serve the US with over 70 weekly flights across 12 gateways

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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to resume flights to Phuket and Rabat

Services to Rabat will resume on June 23, 2021, and to Phuket on July 1

Paul Griffiths Dubai Airports CEO

Dubai Airports CEO expresses uncertainty over UAE being removed from UK’s travel red list soon

Paul Griffiths added that the UAE is working on a vaccine passport system which will help facilitate travel

Dubai’s Emirates to restart flights to Phuket

Those who are vaccinated against the Covid-19 infection need not quarantine on arrival