Emirates restores services to Nigeria

Emirates has resumed its passenger operations between Dubai and Nigeria from Sunday.

Nigerian cities Abuja and Lagos are being served with daily flights offering customers enhanced connectivity to and through Dubai, said a press release.

Travellers coming from Nigeria must hold a negative Covid-19 PCR test certificate for a test taken no more than 72 hours before departure.

Additionally, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has specified designated laboratories for passengers departing Nigeria and travellers must obtain their certificate from one of the labs listed to be accepted on the flight. Travellers coming from Nigeria will also need to take another Covid-19 PCR test on arrival at Dubai International Airport.

Passengers flying to Nigeria have to meet the requirements of their destination.

Covid-19 PCR tests are mandatory for all inbound passengers arriving to Dubai, including UAE citizens, residents and tourists, irrespective of the country they are coming from.

Emirates has been working to provide up to date, comprehensive travel information to its customers, as well as speeding up processes on the ground through digital verification for Covid-19 via the IATA Travel Pass, as well as touchless check-in and biometrics processing.

The IATA Travel Pass can now be used across 50 airports served by Emirates.

The airline now operates three flights a day from Dhaka and providing convenient connections to over 120 destinations worldwide via Dubai.