Dubai sees surge in UK bookings after travel corridor started

  • Date: 15-Dec-2020
  • Source: Gulf Business
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:UAE
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Dubai sees surge in UK bookings after travel corridor started

Air traffic between the United Kingdom and Dubai is expected to climb by a third in December as passengers take advantage of the travel corridor.

Bookings for December are "double what we experienced through previous months,“ Dubai Airports chief executive officer Paul Griffiths said in an interview with Bloomberg TV.

Getting vaccinated won't be a requirement for passengers to enter the Middle Eastern travel hub, Griffiths said. It's negative to suggest that being "inoculated is a precursor to travel“ but that could change once the vaccine is out there and available for the population, he said.

CEO also said:

- 65 per cent of airlines flying in the beginning of 2020 are back to Dubai Airports

- Airport is positioned to sustain liquidity and plans for austere 2021

- Demand to surge once the vaccine is rolled out