Flights into the United Arab Emirates from Nigeria have been banned till March 20.
This was contained in a statement from the public relations firm for Emirates which said customers from both Abuja and Lagos would not be accepted for travel before or on this date.
The statement read: “In line with government directives, passenger services from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) to Dubai are temporarily suspended until 20 March 2021.
“Customers from both Abuja and Lagos will not be accepted for travel prior to or including this date. Passengers who have been to or connected through Nigeria in the last 14 days are not allowed entry into the UAE (whether terminating in or connecting through Dubai).”
The statement noted that Emirates flights from Dubai to Lagos and Abuja will continue as scheduled while pledging to resume passenger services to Dubai when conditions permit.
Recall that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority had, on February 5, barred the carrier from Nigeria, with an allegation of breach of the country’s COVID-19 protocols as well as the introduction of rapid antigen test as a requirement for Dubai travellers against the Nigerian government’s negative PCR requirements.
The two nations had reacted to each other’s decisions with reprisal bans. This is with the UAE placing a ban on flights from Nigeria for weeks.
