Kenya has suspended all flights from Dubai for seven days. This comes after the UAE extended its ban on flights from Kenya after passengers flying from Nairobi were suspected of counterfeiting PCR test results. Kenya Airways and Emirates have suspended flights with immediate effect. Kenya has responded to the UAE with its own flight ban. Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying Kenya suspends Dubai flights for a week
To curb the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the UAE banned travel from several African nations, including Kenya. The country recently extended its ban on flights from Kenya after discovering many passengers holding negative PCR tests were later testing positive for the virus upon arrival.
In return, Kenya has suspended all inbound and transit flights from Dubai. The suspension came into effect on Monday at midnight and will last for seven days. The ban does not affect cargo operations, which are set to continue as usual. The flight ban came into effect on Monday at midnight. Photo: Getty Images Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) Director-General Gilbert Kibe said, “Inbound and transit passenger flights from UAE are suspended for a period of seven days. We are doing this to reciprocate a ban on Kenyan passenger flights to UAE.” Kenya Airways and Emirates suspend flights
As a result of the reciprocal flight bans between Kenya and Dubai, flag carriers Kenya Airways and Emirates have suspended all Kenya-Dubai flights until further notice. So what does this mean for passengers?
Kenya Airways will refund all passengers with bookings within the suspension period. Additionally, these passengers will be allowed to rebook with the airline once the flight suspension is over. Emirates and Kenya Airways have suspended flights with immediate effect. Photo: Getty Images. Emirates has also suspended its Nairobi-Dubai flights. The airline advises passengers with bookings to hold onto their tickets until flights resume.
Emirates said, “Affected customers do not need to call us immediately for rebooking. Customers can simply hold on to their Emirates tickets and when flights resume, get in touch with their travel agents or booking office to make new travel plans.” Under new measures, passengers both arriving and transiting in Dubai will need to take a PCR test upon arrival and self-quarantine until they receive a negative result. Kenyan passengers found with false PCR tests
The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) first banned flights from Kenya on December 20th before extending the ban on […]
