COLOMBO- A group of Dubai bound passengers from Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport were off loaded on Friday,August 6, since they did not have the Rapid PCR test taken four hours before the flight.
Confirming the incident, Country Manager of the Emirates Airlines, Chandana De Silva told Colombo Times that the new embarkation rule was introduced only a day ago.” We shall see that it is not repeated in the future,” he added. However, he recalled that the transit passengers continued their journey by the same flight to Dubai. – Visit visa holders are not entitled to enter UAE,-Only approved passengers, who fulfil the requirements of holding a resident visa and vaccination in the UAE, can travel with GDFRA approval and only Rapid PCR Test is acceptable. Rapid Antigen Test is not allowed.
Passengers will not be boarded without meeting the said requirements, it concluded.
