UAE passenger, transit flights suspension still in effect: General Civil Aviation Authority

  • 4/4/2020
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An Emirates representative told Arab News that their services to London, Frankfurt, Zurich, Paris and Brussels starting April 6 are not commercial flights but repatriation flights The UAE government has suspended all passenger flights from and into the country, including transit ones, since March 25 DUBAI: The suspension of all passenger and transit flights in the UAE are still in effect, as part of the country’s efforts to tackle the spread of coronavirus, state news agency WAM reported on Thursday citing the General Civil Aviation Authority. An Emirates representative meanwhile told Arab News that their services to London, Frankfurt, Zurich, Paris and Brussels starting April 6 are not commercial flights but repatriation flights arranged by embassies to send citizens to their home countries. Any non-citizens of the listed countries are not allowed to travel, the airline’s representative added. The UAE’s aviation authority earlier said that only passenger flights carrying UAE residents and visitors wanting to return back to their home countries were allowed to travel, but after following safety protocols set by the Ministry of Health and Prevention. The UAE government has suspended all passenger flights from and into the country, including transit ones, since March 25 to curb the spread of coronavirus.

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