Muscat: Dubai has exempted all passengers arriving from GCC countries from the mandatory requirement of doing the pre-flight COVID-19 test.
From December 6, travelers from the GCC will no longer be required to present a negative PCR test result before flying to Dubai – they will, however, be required to take a PCR test on arrival at Dubai International Airport or Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai Airports said.
Subsequently, the airlines posted the travel updates on their websites.
According to the travel update posted on the website of Emirates Airlines, all passengers arriving in Dubai from the GCC countries (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman) are not required to take a COVID-19 PCR test prior to departure.
The Dubai-based Emirates has clarified that this exemption is not applicable to passengers arriving by road through the Hatta border, who must take the PCR test 96 hours from the date of the test before departure.
All passengers still have the option of taking the test 96 hours before departure in their country of origin, it added.
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