United Arab Emirates Airline on Thursday, said it will resume its passenger operations between Dubai and Nigeria from December 5, 2021.
Emirates said it will operate to and from its Nigerian gateways with daily flights, giving travelers from Nigeria convenient access to Dubai and it will also enable travellers to connect via Dubai to the Emirates network of over 120 global destinations.
In a statement, Emirates noted that throughout the pandemic it has been briefing travelers with industry-leading health and safety measures at every point of the travel journey as well as helping communities reconnect faster in facilitating economic recovery.
The carrier said it has also been working hard to provide up to date, comprehensive travel information to travelers as well as speeding up processes on the ground through digital verification for Covid-19 via the IATA Travel Pass, as well as touchless check-in and biometrics processing.
Emirate said that Covid-19 PCR tests are compulsory for all inbound passengers arriving to Dubai, including UAE citizens, residents and tourists, irrespective of the country they are coming from
The statement reads:” Travelers coming from Nigeria must hold a negative Covid-19 PCR test certificate for a test taken no more than 72 hours before departure.
“Additionally, the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has specified designated laboratories for passengers departing Nigeria and travelers must obtain their certificate from one of the labs listed here to be accepted on the flight. Travelers coming from Nigeria will also need to take another Covid-19 PCR test on arrival at Dubai International Airport.
“Passengers flying to Nigeria have to meet the requirements of their destination.”