Coronavirus quarantine: Airlines experience surge from UAE passengers to India

Coronavirus quarantine: Airlines experience surge from UAE passengers to India

Indian expats express concerns over lack of clarity of quarantine facilities.. Several hundred Indian expatriates and visitors rushed to UAE airports on Tuesday, March 17, in a bid to avoid the mandatory 14-day quarantine that has been put into place for all flight passengers from UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait by the Government of India.. As expected, there were a rush of Indian travellers at the Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah airports.. Even though there weren't any visible rush at the airport counters, Indian airline officials in the UAE said they had several new bookings and preponing of flights.. An official statement from Air India said, "Currently, we are experiencing an extraordinarily high volume of calls in our office.. A senior officer with India's flag carrier Air India in Dubai told Khaleej Times, "It has been very busy since the announcement of the compulsory quarantine.. The official also said flydubai's decision to cancel flights to India from March 17 and 31 also led to a surge in bookings at other airlines such as Air India Express, Indigo Airlines, Air Arabia, and Spice Jet.. I changed the dates to Tuesday, March 17, to avoid the quarantine.. Four afternoon flights to the