UAE nationals and residents can travel to 19 destinations quarantine-free, says Emirates

UAE nationals and residents can travel to 19 destinations quarantine-free, says Emirates

Dubai: Emirates airline on Sunday said passengers can fly to Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Russia, Turkey, Spain, and France from June 9 without having to quarantine on arrival. Emirates added that it will operate over 280 weekly flights from Dubai to cities in Europe, US, Middle East, Africa, and other popular island getaways from July. Emirates, which is in a codeshare agreement with flydubai, said it was "stepping up“ its joint network and schedule offering to 48 cities across 33 countries with quarantine-free entry this summer, "providing more options than any other airline in the region.“ The airline said it was also scaling up its IATA Travel Pass capabilities on its flights to Barcelona, Moscow, Istanbul, New York JFK, Madrid and from London Heathrow with plans to scale up across all of its flights by July, in addition to offering customers travelling from Dubai paperless verification of Covid-19 related medical records through its partnership with the Dubai Health Authority. Emirates plans to resume flights to Maldives, Seychelles, and Phuket from July 2. In Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Morocco, will join the airline's network. United States, with its rapid vaccination roll-out, "has also become increasingly popular for tourists,“ said Emirates. Emirates flies to