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Ban on flights from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka extended – Emirates

Flights from the four nations will remain suspended until July 28

Etihad begins operating direct flights to Vienna

The new service will be operated on Thursdays and Sundays using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft

Emirates issues new travel advisory for flights from India, Pakistan

Flights from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will remain suspended until July 25, says Dubai airline

Boeing cuts 787 Dreamliners target, expands search for flaws

The Chicago-based planemaker now expects to hand over fewer than half of the 100 or so Dreamliners

Flydubai to start direct flights to Naples and Salzburg this month

Flights to Naples will be operated within the quarantine-free travel corridor that has recently been established between Italy and the UAE

Emirates says flight ban from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in place until July 21

Passengers who have connected through India, Pakistan, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka in the last 14 days will also not be accepted to travel from any other point to the UAE

Covid-19: UAE suspends entry of travellers from Indonesia, Afghanistan

The move also covers travellers who were in these countries 14 days prior to coming to the UAE

Dubai’s Emirates suspends flights from India, Pakistan, other countries until July 15

Passengers who have transited through these countries in the last 14 days will not be accepted to travel from any other point to the UAE

Over 450,000 passengers to pass through DXB’s Terminal 3 over next two weekends – Emirates

High passenger traffic is expected to start from June 30 and run through till July 12

Kuwait to resume direct flights to 12 destinations, opens land and sea borders for vaccinated citizens

Flights to several European destinations as well as the US will resume from July 1

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Dubai’s Emirates expects flights from India to resume by July 7

The carrier confirmed the itinerary in response to customer queries on Twitter

Flights between India and UAE to remain suspended until July 6 – airline

The carrier confirmed the directive as response to a customer query on Twitter

Emirates suspends flights between Dubai and Nigeria

The carrier also confirmed that flights from South Africa will remain suspended until July 6, 2021

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Emirates to resume flights to seven cities in July, aims to reach 90% of pre-pandemic network

During the summer, the airline plans to activate over 30 of its A380s to meet additional demand

Kuwait resumes flights to the UK following suspension in Jan

Kuwait Airways, Jazeera Airways and British Airways have been licenced to operate direct flights to and from London Heathrow airport

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Air Arabia to start new service from Sharjah to Phuket

The thrice-weekly flights will commence from July 2

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways to launch seasonal flights to three destinations

Etihad’s new flights to the Greek islands complement its existing service to Athens

Dubai’s Emirates to launch new service to Miami

The carrier will now serve the US with over 70 weekly flights across 12 gateways

Cebu Pacific cancels Dubai flights until June 15

The carrier confirmed that affected passengers have been informed

Dubai’s Emirates to restart flights to Venice

The airline will also increase its services to Milan

Covid-19: Kuwait ends quarantine for vaccinated travellers, eases some restrictions

Restaurants and cafes can offer dine-in services starting from Sunday, May 23

Dubai’s Emirates not looking at any layoffs as it looks to gradually ramp up operations

Emirates, which is currently operating to almost 120 destinations, is at roughly 30-35 per cent of capacity, says senior official

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Saudi resumes international travel with ban on 13 countries including India, Lebanon

The ban will also extend to “any other country that is yet to control the pandemic”

UAE’s Etihad Airways suspends passenger, cargo services to Tel Aviv

The carrier has suspended services in response to the ongoing conflict in Israel

Italy expands ‘Covid-free’ flight routes to the UAE, Canada and Japan

Italy, Europe’s original pandemic epicenter, is easing restrictions on businesses and travel across the country

Air Arabia to resume flights to Moscow

The route will be operated four times per week using an Airbus A320 aircraft

Covid-19: Flights from India to the UAE to be suspended for 10 days

Emirates will be stopping flights between Dubai and India for 10 days starting from April 24

Boeing’s Max gets fresh boost with order from leasing firm

The order for the Max 8 variant is worth about $1.8bn at list prices

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi’s inaugural flight touches down in Israel

The route between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi will operate thrice a week in April 2021

Flydubai to resume flights to Asmara

Flights to Eritrea’s capital start from April 15