Manama: Passengers from 29 countries will have to do two RT-PCR tests for COVID-19, before departure and upon arrival in Dubai, according to the latest guidelines issued by Emirates airlines.
Passengers flying from these countries should undertake a mandatory COVID-19 PCR test upon arrival in Dubai from August 1, along with a negative COVID-19 test certificate from their country of origin.
India is also on the list of 29 countries.
This new rule, on-arrival test, will come into effect along with the UAE rule that all inbound passengers including transit, must produce a COVID-19 negative PCR test result from August 1.
All other passengers can take a COVID-19 PCR test 96 hours before departure, and carry their printed negative test certificate with them when they travel.
This excludes children under the age of 12 years and passengers who have a moderate or severe disability, read the Airlines website.
Travelers from the 29 countries listed must source a COVID-19 test before they get on the flight and again on arrival.
Here's the list of 29 countries that require PCR tests on both sides:
Afghanistan, Armenia, Brazil, Bangladesh, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Montenegro, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Serbia, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Turkmenistan. USA - Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), Houston (IAH), Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and Orlando (MCO), including passengers originating from California, Florida and Texas connecting to an Emirates flight from any of our airports worldwide to Dubai, and Uzbekistan.
UAE airports are currently conducting PCR tests for all arriving passengers free of cost.
Meanwhile, Air India Express has posted on its blog that it is accepting PCR test results from various labs.
