Emirates resumes flights to Ghana
In December, Emirates banned flights from ten African countries, including Ghana, a move believed to be a pre-emptive measure to guard against COVID-19 concerns
Flights to and from Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea and Uganda are now available on Emirates Airlines – reversing a ban the company brought in last month.
A statement from the airline says travellers from Dubai must follow new coronavirus guidelines:
- Passengers entering from Ghana, Guinea or Uganda must show a 48‑hour negative PCR test, a negative six‑hour rapid PCR test and a negative PCR test on arrival.
- Travellers from Angola or Côte d’Ivoire must show a negative 72-hour PCR test, and another negative PCR test on arrival.
In December, the carrier banned flights from ten African countries, including Ghana, a move believed to be related to concerns about COVID-19. Although outward-bound operations from Dubai to the ten countries continued, passengers in transit or with Dubai as their final destination were not allowed to travel.
Nigerian stalemate
Emirates had already suspended flights to Nigeria following a recently imposed directive by the Nigerian government limiting the airline to one flight per week there. The rift between the airline and Abuja continued into the new year, with no sign of resolution in sight.
Similarly, the Kenyan government suspended all inward-bound and transit passenger flights from the United Arab Emirates for seven days, effective from 10 January.
Officials say they took that decision to reciprocate a ban on Kenyan passenger flights to the UAE last December, following claims that Kenyan passengers had tested positive for COVID on arrival in Dubai, despite possessing negative PCR tests from Kenya.
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