UAE suspends flights from Nigeria, three other countries over COVID variants

The United Arab Emirates agencies, National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have suspended entry passengers from four African countries.

The four suspended countries are Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.

According to the agencies in their statements posted online, the suspension which would take effect from Saturday, December 25, was due to the emergence of Omicron and a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Other precautionary measures taken include suspension of travellers who were in the four countries 14 days before coming to the UAE.

However, flight operations will continue to transport passengers from the UAE to the same countries.

“The UAE nationals, their first degree relatives, diplomatic missions, official delegations between UAE and these countries and Golden residence holders are excluded from this decision.

“The excluded categories should present a negative COVID-19 test obtained within 48 hours of departure and a Rapid-PCR test at the airport within six hours of departure whenever possible and another PCR test at the airport upon arrival to UAE.

“A 10-day quarantine and a PCR test on the ninth day of entering the country is required for UAE nationals, their first-degree relatives, diplomatic missions and golden residence holders,” NCEMA said in their statement.

GCAA also affirmed that it is required for those coming from the four countries through other countries to stay in latter countries for at least 14 days before being allowed to enter the UAE.

UAE citizens are barred from travelling to the four African countries except for the country’s emergency treatment cases, official delegations, and scholarships.

In addition, the two authorities have introduced new travel requirements for those coming on direct flights from Uganda and Ghana.

These include having a negative COVID-19 test obtained within 48 hours and a Rapid-PCR test at the airport within six hours of the departure.

Those coming from Uganda and Ghana to the UAE on transit flights also have to have a negative COVID-19 test obtained within 48 hours and a Rapid-PCR test at the airport of their main point of departure within six hours of travelling in addition to another Rapid PCR test at the transit airport before being allowed to enter the UAE.

GCAA called on all travellers affected by the decision to follow up and communicate with the airlines to amend and schedule their flights and to ensure their safe return to their final destinations without any delay or other obligations.

This uae just they take style dey look for wetin our country go do

UAE and naija matter don tire me

mtchwwww!!!
fork all of them. dia fada!
2023 we undo this rubbish.

No wonder Qatar Airways cancelled their flights to UAE from Nigeria.

This is extremely bad, and to my surprise South Africa and UK that have over 90k cases are not listed.

This people are just using this stupid excuse to stop Nigerians from coming to their country.


Please Lala move this to FP let more people see this so that they ask for refund of their flight tickets or change their holiday destinations.

They have started again.

Imagine anyone caring that a human tr4fficking capital banned them. lol

Lala please move this to FP it is front page worthy pls.

You can imagine. Terrible decision

good4all40:
No wonder Qatar Airways cancelled their flights to UAE from Nigeria.

This is extremely bad, and to my surprise South Africa and UK that have over 90k cases are not listed.

This people are just using this stupid excuse to stop Nigerians from coming to their country.


Please Lala move this to FP let more people see this so that they ask for refund of their flight tickets or change their holiday destinations.

good4all40:
No wonder Qatar Airways cancelled their flights to UAE from Nigeria.

This is extremely bad, and to my surprise South Africa and UK that have over 90k cases are not listed.

This people are just using this stupid excuse to stop Nigerians from coming to their country.

Please Lala move this to FP let more people see this so that they ask for refund of their flight tickets or change their holiday destinations.

Must we go to their country with our bloated ego of importance

I wish all African nations including Nigeria will just shun UAE. These Arab dessert sheet wearing monkeys are too full of themselves. Omicron is currently dealing with America but I don't see UAE banning Americans coming in from America. I sometimes wish I alone consisted of Nigeria because there are just some countries that I will have absolutely nothing to do with.

You guys complain other countries like the US were not banned.

The question is how many of you follow the covid-19 protocols? how many of you wear face masks and practice social distancing? how many of you even believe the virus exists? which country has its citizens lie about their travel histories the most? Which country has the least vaccination ratio and rate? Which country has its citizens present fake covid-19 results the most? Which country do the citizens refuse quarantine the most? which country is likely to spread this virus more? the answer is Nigeria! and when you put it all together with the evil and crime we perpetrate in other countries, you will understand why Nigeria is always on the list of bans.