As UAE lifts ban on transit flights, Etihad to fly travellers from India starting tomorrow

With the UAE lifting its ban on transit passenger traffic from India and five other countries from August 5, Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways has announced that the airlines will now launch its flights from New Delhi, Chennai, Kochi, Bengaluru and Trivandrum from August 7 (Saturday).

While from August 10, Etihad will begin flights from Ahmedabad (transit), Hyderabad and Mumbai, besides other cities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

According to a statement by the airlines, people travelling from these countries need to quarantine for 10 days on arrival in Abu Dhabi and “wear a medically approved wristband for the duration of quarantine that will be provided by the airport authorities after clearing the immigration process. The flyers must also take a PCR test on day four and day eight.”