UAE to lift transit ban on passengers from India on August 5
MUMBAI: Passengers from India will be permitted to transit through UAE from August 5, announced UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) on Tuesday.
The relaxation in travel restrictions comes over three months after UAE shut its doors to passengers from India on April 25, when the country battled the Covid second wave. Up till then India-UAE country pair was the second busiest international route in the world from January to April.
Following the ban, only UAE residents, those holding UAE Golden visa and members of diplomatic mission were allowed to board flights from India to UAE.
