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Crisis relief?
UAE relaxes restrictions on the entry of travelers
Airbus A380 da Etihad
Mark Harkin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Rafael Ramos
2/23/2022
Following in the footsteps of other countries, the United Arab Emirates eased restrictions on the entry of travelers coming from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Thus, these travelers will no longer have to take a quick covid test before departure.
Before the new rules, passengers arriving from these countries in Abu-Dhabi and Dubai had to take a quick covid test before boarding, at the airport itself, forcing travelers to have to arrive well in advance.
With the new rules much more convenient, travelers must take a PCR test within 48 hours of departure and self-isolate in quarantine until they receive a negative result. In addition, passengers must perform another test upon disembarkation.
The milder measures are due to the fact that more and more people are vaccinated and, consequently, the cases of the disease are decreasing.
However, Dubai airport is often just a stop on travel. In this case, the traveler is restricted by the rules of the government of his place of destination.
Airlines flying to these locations were quick to warn travelers via their social media.
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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