Indians will have to wait longer to go to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Etihad Airways has banned all flights coming from India. He has told the reason behind this to the corona virus.
Etihad Airways has suspended flights from India to the United Arab Emirates until further notice. An airline spokesperson said that the move comes after the UAE government banned flights from India amid the coronavirus pandemic. Etihad will not be allowed to take passengers from India. Even before this, Etihad Airways had banned all flights coming from India till 31 July.
The airline said Etihad will continue to operate flights to India and cargo flights will continue to operate in both directions without any impact. Etihad is working closely with affected guests to inform them of changes to their itinerary. For more information, you can visit etihad.com/destinationguide or through the mobile app, or call Etihad Airways on +971 600 555 666 (UAE), he added.
Passengers who have purchased their tickets through a travel agent are advised to contact the agency from which they have purchased their tickets for assistance. He said Etihad was sorry for any inconvenience caused by this. Etihad Airways Guest Relations is constantly answering people’s questions through its Twitter handle.
Is there a ban on flights due to the Delta variant?
Earlier, UAE’s flagship carrier Emirates had suspended all flights from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to Dubai till July 28. Emirates had said in a statement that if any traveler has been in these four Asian countries in the last 14 days, then he is not allowed to come to the UAE right now. The reason for the ban on flights is being told to the delta variant of the corona virus.
