Emirates Airlines announced that it will resume flight operations in Nigeria on Saturday, February 5, 2022.
The development comes barely 24 hours after the Federal Government through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) gave approval for the resumption of flight services between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The airline in a statement on Wednesday said after the resolution of a aviation row between the two countries, it would resume daily flights into Lagos and Abuja Airports from February 5
The airline also announced that all passengers travelling to Dubai would now be required to undergo an additional Covid-19 test and remain in self-quarantine until the results of the test are received.
The statement reads, “Emirates will operate to Abuja with EK 785 and 786. EK 785 will depart Dubai at 1100hrs, arriving in Abuja at 1540hrs. The return flight, EK 786 will take off from Abuja at 1900, arriving in Dubai at 0435hrs the next day.
“Emirates flight EK 783 to Lagos will depart Dubai at 1030hrs, arriving in Lagos at 1540hrs. The return flight EK 784 will depart Lagos at 1810hrs, arriving in Dubai at 0415hrs the next day. All flights can be booked on emirates.com, with OTAs and via travel agents.
“All passengers travelling from Nigeria with Dubai as their final destination require a 48 hour PCR test. Passengers must present a valid negative Covid-19 PCR test certificate with a QR code for a test conducted at an approved facility, and validity must be calculated from the time the sample was collected. Upon arrival in Dubai, passengers will undergo an additional Covid-19 PCR test and remain in self-quarantine until the results of the test are received.”
