The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority on Monday directed Air India Express to reject the negative coronavirus test reports of passengers from ...
The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority on Monday directed Air India Express to reject the negative coronavirus test reports of passengers from four Indian laboratories.
The laboratories are Suryam Lab in Jaipur, Microhealth Labs in Kerala, Dr P Bhasin Pathlabs (Private) Limited and Noble Diagnostic Centre in Delhi, the airline said in a tweet.
Passengers travelling to the United Arab Emirates need to carry a Covid-19-negative certificate from an RT-PCR, or reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, test done 96 hours before the journey, according to the country’s rules. Children under the age of 12 and passengers with moderate or severe disability are exempted from the rule, according to The Times of India.
#FlyWithIX : 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐔𝐁𝐀𝐈! pic.twitter.com/GY4OldKhXK
— Air India Express (@FlyWithIX) September 28, 2020
The United Arab Emirates has a list of designated laboratories, from which passengers from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh must obtain their certificates.
Earlier this month, Dubai’s aviation authorities had banned Air India Express flights for 15 days after the airline was found to have flown two infected passengers. The ban was revoked after the airline assured the authorities that such lapses will not happen again.
The UAE is one of 10 countries with which India has a bilateral air bubble agreement, according to PTI. The agreement allows...
