No more visa hassles: UAE travellers pick UK as top summer destination

No more visa hassles: UAE travellers pick UK as top summer destination

Dubai: The UK has re-emerged as a top summer destination for travelers from the UAE, with Heathrow seemingly better placed to handle the higher traffic after the chaos of last year. And the best part for UAE travelers? Airfares to the UK are yet to see any sudden spikes from the demand. Ticket rates from the UAE to major airports in the UK are in a quite affordable range of Dh2,975 (Dubai-to-UK on British Airways) to Dh4,755 (Dubai-to-Manchester on Emirates) during travel from July 21 to 25. British Airways operates thrice daily flights to and from Dubai at Dh1,750 and above. Things get better for travelers planning possible trips to London. The lengthy visa appointment delay that plagued last summer's travel plans is now down to 15 days, against the seven-month waiting period passengers had to endure in the summer of ‘22. Last year, Heathrow put daily caps on passengers flying out from the UK’s busiest airport because of staff shortages and for sundry other reasons. Travel agents have declared the UK a 'hot' destination for UAE residents, which includes demand from business travelers. Most flights from the UAE to UK are operating at maximum capacities as well, according to