Tuesday 22 December 2020

UAE airlines stops all flights to Saudi Arabia

New travel restrictions came into effect due to the closure of GCC countries border closure. Etihad Airways has suspended all flights betwee...

New travel restrictions came into effect due to the closure of GCC countries border closure. Etihad Airways has suspended all flights between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia until further notification, while Emirates airlines is also doing the same until December 27.

As the border closures happened, the UAE airlines Etihad, Emirates and Air Arabia had announced that the flights to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman would be temporarily suspended.

Etihad has announced the ceasing of flights "based on the directives of the Saudi authorities to limit the spread of COVID-19,” an airline spokesperson told media. “The safety of its customers and crew is Etihad's highest priority and we regret any inconvenience the suspension may cause.”

"Due to the closure of borders as directed by the Saudi authorities, Emirates will be suspending flights to and from the Saudi Arabia until  December, 27th" a airline spokesperson for Emirates told to the media.

Saudi Arabia has started the suspension of all international flights for a week, extendable for another week, amid mounting concern over the new strain of COVID-19, an official source at the Saudi Ministry of Interior said. Various European countries have also started the new travel restrictions and stopped flights from and to Britain respite the fear of the spread of the new Covid virus strain.

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