Nigeria to Dubai flights to wait until March 10, as UAE extends ban

NIGERIA TO DUBAI FLIGHTS ARE TO wait until March 10 as the United Arabs Emirates (UAE) has extended the suspension of originating flights from the country till March 10, 2020.

The UAE government had said through its airline, Emirates Airline that it would review the ban by February 28, 2020 after it stopped Air Peace from flying passengers to the UAE three days ago.

But a statement by an Emirtaes spokesperson in Lagos says that the UAE will only review the ban by March 10.

“In line with government directives, passenger services from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) to Dubai are temporarily suspended until 10 March 2021. Customers from both Abuja and Lagos will not be accepted for travel prior to or including this date. Passengers who have been to or connected through Nigeria in the last 14 days are not allowed entry into the UAE (whether terminating in or connecting through Dubai). Emirates flights from Dubai to Lagos and Abuja will continue to operate as per the normal schedule. We regret the inconvenience caused, and affected customers should contact their booking agent or Emirates call centre for rebooking. Emirates remains committed to Nigeria, and we look forward to resuming passenger services to Dubai for our customers when conditions allow,” the airline said.

The message with the title, “Temporary Suspension of PAX uplift from Nigeria to Dubai”, sent to some travel partners reads: “As instructed by the UAE authorities, the uplift of passengers on Emirates from Nigeria (LOS & ABV) to

Dubai is temporarily suspended up to and including the 10th March 2021. Affected services are, EK784 LOS-DXB and EK786 ABV-DXB.

“Note also that passengers who have been to or connected through Nigeria in the last 14 days are not allowed to enter the UAE (whether terminating or connecting onwards).

“Flights from Dubai to Nigeria (EK783 DXB-LOS & EK785 DXBABV) are not affected by this suspension and these flights will continue to operate as per the published schedule.

“The operational status of EK services from Nigeria after the 10th March 2021 is under review & further updates will be published in due course. For passengers affected kindly apply re-booking options provided in our COVID-19 waiver policy previously communicated. We hope to revert to you as soon as possible, regarding the status of our future flights”.