UAE-India flights: Step-by-step guide to travel; Covid safety rules explained

UAE-India flights: Step-by-step guide to travel; Covid safety rules explained

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International flights to and from India have started operating at 100 per cent capacity from Sunday, March 27, after a gap of two years. Regular flights had been suspended as a Covid safety measure, with India operating some flights under air bubble agreements with multiple countries, including the UAE.

With travel restrictions eased, flights between the UAE and India are back to pre-pandemic levels.

Dubai-based Emirates, for instance, said it will re-introduce pre-pandemic flight frequencies to its destinations in India from April 1. The airline will be operating 170 weekly flights to nine cities in the country.

Here is a step-by-step guide to planning your travel from the UAE to India and return. These steps are based on the latest updates posted by Air India, Emirates and Etihad Airways on their websites as on March 27. They are subject to change based on regulatory announcements by authorities in the UAE and India.

- If you are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and hold a vaccination certificate issued in India, you don’t need to take a PCR test. The vaccine doses must have been completed at least 15 days before departure.

- If you don’t have a vaccine certificate issued in India, take a PCR test within