Emirates Extends Nigeria’s Passengers Ban Till March

Emirates Airlines has extended the ban on passenger services from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) to Dubai till 10th of March, 2021.

According to a statement issued by the airline on Sunday, travellers from both Abuja and Lagos would not be accepted for travel before the stipulated the date.

Also, the airline warned that passengers who had been to or connected through Nigeria in the last 14 days would not be allowed entry into the United Arab Emirates (whether terminating in or connecting through Dubai).

The statement read, “In line with government directives, passenger services from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) to Dubai are temporarily suspended until 10 March 2021.

“Customers from both Abuja and Lagos will not be accepted for travel prior to or including this date. Passengers who have been to or connected through Nigeria in the last 14 days are not allowed entry into the UAE (whether terminating in or connecting through Dubai).”

Emirates noted that flights from Dubai to Lagos and Abuja would proceed at the usual schedule as it encouraged travellers to contact the airline’s customer centre or their booking agent in terms of rescheduling.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority had on the 5th of February, 2021 barred the carrier from Nigeria, on the count of flouting COVID-19 guidelines as well as the introduction of rapid antigen test as a requirement for Dubai travellers against the Nigerian government’s negative PCR requirements.