UAE extends ban on flights from India
Published: 09:07 AM,Jul 20,2021 | EDITED : 01:07 PM,Jul 20,2021
Etihad Airways announced that it was extending the suspension of flights from India and two other countries to the UAE until July 31. In a statement, Etihad Airways said that flights services have also been suspended from Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Earlier, the carrier had banned air services to UAE in five countries, including India and Pakistan, until July 21. But amidst the recent concern over the Delta variant, the airline announced that it would be extending the ban even further.
Responding to a customer’s query about air travel between India and the UAE, the company tweeted: “Following the latest UAE Government directives, passenger travel from India to the UAE and Etihad’s network has been suspended effective until July 31, 2021.”
UAE flag carrier Emirates, too, announced that it was extending its suspension of flights from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka will be suspended until at least Wednesday, July 21. Anyone who has connected through any of these countries in the last 14 days will not be permitted to travel to the UAE.