Private jet demand to the UAE sees another drop, this time on UK routes

Private jet demand to the UAE sees another drop, this time on UK routes

Dubai: After India and Pakistan, private jet demand on the UK-UAE routes too have taken a hit over tighter regulations and quarantining measures. The UAE remains on the UK 'red list', which means a mandatory 10-day hotel quarantine on arrival in the UK. This is "discouraging direct travel in both directions,“ said Oliver Hewson, founder of Jet83 Advisory. This is made worse by the fact that entry to the UK from UAE is only permitted for British and Irish nationals, or for UK residents. Wales and Northern Ireland closed their ports of entry to arrivals from 'red list' countries to ensure that travelers use quarantine facilities in England and Scotland. Switzerland-based ExecuJet has not recorded any increased demand for UK flights since the start of the second quarter, according to a spokesperson. "We have had only five requests in the whole of May and zero requests in April,“ he added. The UAE was placed on UK's 'red-list' in January. Although the UAE has managed to contain the virus spread with one of the fastest vaccination programmes anywhere, the UK has so far not given the green light to UAE's aviation authorities. In terms of charter fares, the hourly rates do