UAE extends flight suspension from India by 10 days till May 14
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UAE extends flight suspension from India by 10 days till May 14
Saurabh Sinha / TNN / Apr 29, 2021, 20:49 IST
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NEW DELHI: United Arab Emirates (UAE) extended the restriction on entry of travellers from India by 10 days till May 14. Last Thursday UAE had barred carriage of travellers from India, with only a few exceptions, from April 25 to May 4 due to the uncontrolled explosion of Covid cases here.
Dubai-based mega carrier Emirates on Thursday told travel agent that “carriage of passengers from India to UAE is further extended till May 14. Passengers who have transited through India in the last 14 days are not permitted to board from any point to the UAE.”
“We expect lot of rush to fly to UAE over Friday and Saturday to reach there before the 11.59 pm on Saturday (April 24) deadline (local time). Only those who have had their Covid test within 48 hours of the flights they wish to take and have a negative report will be able to beat this deadline,” said an airline official.
Since private jets and charter flights are allowed, demand to travel from India to UAE on them will increase.
While hiring an Airbus A320/Boeing 737 type aircraft costs about Rs 40 lakh (for a Delhi-UAE-Delhi flights), smaller business jets cost about Rs 8-10 lakh less, said industry honchos.
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