By our reporter/ The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will resume passenger flights from 12 African countries, including Nigeria, from Saturday, January 29.
The UAE national carrier had two weeks ago resumed flights from five African countries, excluding Nigeria.
The news of flight resumption to Nigeria and other African countries was made public via a tweet from UAE’s National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA).
“From January 29, entry into the UAE for arrivals from Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo, the Republic of South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe is allowed again,” the tweet reads.
According to the statement, entry procedures have been updated for flights originating from Ghana, Rwanda and Uganda.
It added that passengers arriving from these three countries to the UAE must have a negative COVID-19 test obtained within 48 hours of departure from the approved labs in their respective countries.
The UAE authority said passengers must undergo a Rapid PCR test at the airports of departure. On arrival in the UAE, they will be subjected to another PCR test.
Residents of African countries were urged to refrain from traveling to the UAE if they have COVID-19 symptoms.
Travel restrictions were put in place in December by the UAE over the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Emirates Airline, the flag carrier of the UAE, subsequently suspended flights to several African nations as a result of the directive.
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