Dubai’s Emirates to restart flights to Nigeria

Dubai carrier Emirates will restart flights to Nigeria from February 5, it announced today.

The airline will operate daily flights to and from Abuja and Lagos. EK 785 will depart Dubai at 11am, arriving in Abuja at 3.40pm, while the return flight, EK 786, will take off from Abuja at 7pm, arriving in Dubai at 4.35am the next day.

We are happy to announce that we are resuming flights to Nigeria, with daily service to and from Abuja and Lagos starting from 5 February. Book now at https://t.co/u8nNyzcXJy pic.twitter.com/Pllb8UpXLb

— Emirates Airline (@emirates) February 2, 2022

Emirates flight EK 783 will depart Dubai at 10.30am, arriving in Lagos at 3.40pm. The return flight, EK 784, will depart Lagos at 6.10pm, arriving in Dubai at 4.15am the next day.

Tickets can be booked on the carrier’s website, or via travel agents and online travel agents.

All passengers travelling from Nigeria with Dubai as their final destination require a 48 hour PCR test. Travellers must show a valid negative Covid-19 PCR test certificate with a QR code for a test conducted at an approved facility.

The validity of the test must be calculated from the time of sample collection. Upon arrival in Dubai, passengers will undergo an additional Covid-19 PCR test and remain in self-quarantine until the results of the test are received.

Starting January 29, Emirates also resumed passenger operations between the emirate and five African countries, namely Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

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