Passengers will not be allowed to board a flight to the UK without producing evidence of a negative PCR or lateral flow test result
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Dubai International Airport
UK opens up air routes to the UAE for fully vaccinated travellers
Announcement by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps coincides with the official visit of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the UK
British Expats
Dubai Tourism chief ‘pleased’ as UAE officially comes off UK red list, moves to amber
As of 4am on Sunday, the UAE officially made its way off the red list, with the Gulf country’s tourism operators, hospitality bosses and F&B chiefs glad to see the possibility for life to be breathed back into the industry
covid-19
UAE finally off UK red list as the Emirates turn amber
The move means an end to the expensive mandatory hotel quarantine, which has seen thousands of passengers forced to pay thousands of pounds if arriving from the UAE
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UK relaxes travel requirements but UAE remains on red list
Fully vaccinated British adults will not need to isolate in quarantine after visiting any of the government’s amber list countries
business travel
UAE’s red list status cost UK over $66m in a single week as industry figures renew call for change
UAE has been on the UK’s ‘red list’ since January, while the US has raised its travel warning to the country to its highest level amid Covid concerns
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UK travel industry protests, as Britain loses $132.6m on UAE route in one week
British tourism bodies up in arms as government continues to limit global travel, putting millions of livelihoods at risk
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Aviation industry
UAE not expected to come off UK’s Covid-19 red list in next month or two
Arrivals in Britain from the UAE must undergo a costly 10-day quarantine in a government-approved hotel as the Gulf nation is on the UK’s red list
Alex Malouf
How to lose friends and leave families stranded: The UK’s visa experience
It’s not only vaccines and traffic light systems, travelling to the UK right now has been rendered nearly impossible by opaque and expensive processes
air freight
Why UK red list status is hitting the bottom line of UAE businesses
UAE’s presence on UK’s red list hits businesses in the UAE that rely on the flights for freight shipments, where costs are offset by passengers’ ticket prices, have borne the brunt of the restrictions
coronavirus quarantine
Emirates relaunches UK passenger flights despite continued Covid restrictions
Strict quarantine rules will apply for travellers as the UAE remains on the UK’s red list for travel
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Etihad Airways to relaunch flights to London Heathrow under Covid quarantine rules
Abu Dhabi-based carrier to resume passenger flights from Tuesday for British and Irish nationals, and passengers with residence rights for the UK
Dubai International Airport
UAE-UK flights via Portugal see huge spike as tourists attempt to escape quarantine
Data suggests that UAE travellers are following the rules but are choosing to be detained on a sunny beach rather than a UK hotel room
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Dubai International Airport
UAE remains on UK’s travel red list, Bahrain added as Covid concerns rise
UK Government adds a further seven countries to its ‘no-fly’ list as country fears third wave of pandemic
Coronavirus Pandemic
UK holidaymakers rush to book Dubai flights for August despite red list status
Flight booking data suggests there is confidence in the market that the UAE will not continue to be a red list destination by August
AB In Focus
AB Talks: Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, ‘mystified’ by UAE’s Red List status
In a wide-ranging interview the boss of the transport hub outlines the case against the UK’s Red List status, and looks ahead to the promise of 2021 for the travel industry.
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Dubai Airports CEO urges UK government to rethink the UAE’s Red List status
In a wide-ranging interview Paul Griffiths outlined a forensic case detailing why Dubai and the UAE deserves to be removed from the UK’s Red List
