The results of the blood test are made available in 10 minutes
No one was injured in the incident, which took place on Tuesday morning
The airline says preparatory work for the launch remains in motion
The airline will operate limited services to Jakarta, Manila, Taipei, Chicago, Tunis, Algeria and Kabul
It has decided to defer for four weeks all petitions brought before it related to repatriation of Indians stranded in various countries abroad
The Airport Show is expected to host 375 exhibiting companies and over 8,500 visitors coming in from almost 100 countries
The offer extends to tickets booked before May 31 for travel on or before August 31, 2020
The new destinations include Brussels, Dublin, London (Heathrow), Tokyo (Narita) and Zurich
Emirates had obtained approvals from relevant authorities to commence flying from April 6 to select destinations from Terminal 2
Since the beginning of the year, Emirates SkyCargo has helped import more than 33,000 tonnes of perishable items and more than 1,700 tonnes of pharmaceuticals into the UAE
The flights operated to Afghanistan, Croatia, Egypt, Iran, Russia, Sudan, Somaliland and Thailand
Etihad Cargo is introducing services between Abu Dhabi and Melbourne, Chennai, Kerala, Karachi, and Amsterdam
The airline flew in the first batch of UAE citizens from London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday
The new technology can be retrofitted into any existing airport kiosk, baggage drop facility or installed as a desktop system at a processing point such as an immigration desk
The funding will be in addition to the financial aid which has been pledged by the government
The two chartered flights will repatriate over 80 Emiratis from the United Kingdom
India banned all international commercial passenger aircraft starting March 22
The airline will operate flights to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels and Zurich
An earlier report by IATA said that the global airline industry would need government aid and bailouts totaling between $150bn and $200bn if it is to survive the coronavirus crisis
Allowances including housing and education assistance will continue to be paid
Industry-wide traffic is expected to decline almost 40 per cent in 2020 as a whole
Shareef Hashim Al Hashmi was previously working with the Tawazun Economic Council
The airline said that guests currently within the UAE will still be able to depart from Abu Dhabi until 11.59pm on Wednesday, March 25
Only cargo and emergency evacuation flights will be exempt
The airline is implementing a series of cost-cutting measures including salary cuts for most employees
Middle East airlines have lost $7.2bn in revenues from the Covid-19 pandemic as of March 11
UAE carriers Emirates and Etihad have reduced flights due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic
The carrier will operate special flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg between March 20-29
Passengers can cancel their bookings for free, and use the original value of their bookings as credit towards their next trip
Most of the biggest carriers in the US, China and Middle East are likely to survive because of government help or support from their owners