Emirates Airline to start flight operation from Pakistan

All passengers with a valid UAE residence visa are allowed to travel to and through Dubai.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Emirates Airline announced flight operation from Sialkot, Peshawar, Islamabad and Karachi to Dubai from August 14, Dunya News reported on Thursday.

All passengers with a valid UAE residence visa are allowed to travel to and through Dubai from these destinations, provided they comply with the following:

-- Dubai visa holders must apply for pre entry approval through General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA)

-- Passengers must have a valid COVID-19 test certificate issued within 48 hours between the time of sample collection and scheduled flight departure. Only COVID 19 PCR test reports from certified labs that issue a QR code linked to the original report will be accepted

-- Passengers must complete a COVID-19 PCR rapid test 4 hours before the departure of their flight. (Rapid antigen test will not be accepted)

-- Passengers must complete a COVID-19 PCR test on arrival in Dubai

-- UAE Nationals are exempted from the above requirements but subject to COVID-19 PCR test on arrival in Dubai.