Dubai: If you were planning to travel outside the UAE in the next few months, there are several options on the table, as air travel resumes from the UAE to many parts of the world.
The US, Europe, Africa and Far East destinations have opened up to travelers from the UAE, with flight operators Emirates, Etihad, AirArabia and flydubai catering to various routes.
COVID-19 precautions and regulations
Before travelling, however, there are many COVID-19 regulations that you need to consider. Firstly, there may be quarantine requirements at your destination, which need to be factored in.
If the destination requires a mandatory 14-day quarantine for passengers arriving to the city, it may make short trips impractical.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has a map of all the COVID-19 related travel restrictions being implemented by countries across the world.
The regulations are regularly updated and may be a good starting point for any travel plans you might be considering.
Secondly, visa regulations may vary based on your passport, so reach out to the embassies or consulates in your city to find out how long it may take to get the necessary travel clearances. Additionally, some routes may only be operating special repatriation flights.
It is also important to maintain a high level of health and safety practices when travelling, so follow this detailed guide on how you can travel safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flights available
UAE airlines operators are now travelling to the following destinations across the globe:
Emirates is flying to the following destinations:
Cairo
Dar Es Salaam
Khartoum
Tunis
Boston
Chicago (O'Hare International Airport)
New York (John F Kennedy International Airport)
Toronto (Pearson International Airport)
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
Sao Paulo
Washington (Dulles International Airport)
Colombo
Dhaka
Islamabad
Kabul
Karachi
Lahore
Malé
Bengaluru
Delhi
Kochi
Mumbai
Thiruvananthapuram
Auckland
Brisbane
Perth
Sydney
Amsterdam
Athens
Barcelona
Brussels
Copenhagen
Dublin
Frankfurt (Rhein-Main International Airport)
Geneva
Glasgow
Larnaca
London (London Heathrow Airport)
Madrid
Manchester
Milan
Munich
Paris (Charles De Gaulle Airport)
Prague
Rome
Vienna
Zurich
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh City
Hong Kong
Jakarta
Kuala Lumpur
Manila
Osaka
Seoul
Singapore
Taipei
Tokyo
Amman
Bahrain
Beirut
Etihad airways is flying to the following destinations:
Bangkok
Baku (1 August onwards)
Jakarta
Kuala Lumpur
Manila
Melbourne (Outbound Melbourne only)
Seoul
Singapore
Sydney
Tokyo
Amsterdam
Athens
Barcelona
Belgrade
Brussels
Dublin
Dusseldorf (16 July onwards)
Frankfurt
Geneva
Istanbul (1 August onwards)
London
Madrid
Manchester (16 July onwards)
Milan
Moscow (1 August onwards)
Munich (16 July onwards)
Paris
Rome (1 August onwards)
Zurich
Ahmedabad (1 August onwards)
Bengaluru (Between 15 and 26 July)
Chennai (Between 15 and 26 July)
Colombo
Hyderabad (Between 15 and 26 July)
Islamabad (Inbound Islamabad only)
Karachi (Inbound Karachi only)
Kochi (Between 15 and 26 July)
Kolkata (1 August onwards)
Kozhikode (1 August onwards)
Lahore (Inbound Lahore only)
Male (16 July onwards)
Mumbai (Between 15 and 26 July)
New Delhi (Between 15 and 26 July)
Trivandrum (1 August onwards)
Amman (1 August onwards)
Bahrain
Beirut Cairo (From 9 July)
Casablanca (1 August onwards)
Kuwait (16 July onwards)
Muscat (1 August onwards)
Rabat (1 August onwards)
Riyadh (1 August onwards)
Seychelles (1 August onwards)
Chicago
Los Angeles (Outbound Los Angeles on 21 and 28 July only)
New York
Toronto
Washington D.C. (1 August onwards)
Air Arabia is flying to the following destinations:
Abha
Agadir
Ahmedabad
Al-Jouf
Alexandria
Almaty
Amman
Amsterdam
Asmara
Assiut
Baghdad
Bahrain
Baku
Barcelona
Basel
Beirut
Bengaluru
Birmingham
Bishkek
Bologna
Bordeaux
Brussels
Cairo
Casablanca
Catania - Fontanarossa
Chittagong
Chennai
Coimbatore
Cologne
Colombo
Copenhagen
Dakhla
Dammam
Delhi
Dhaka
Dublin
Erbil
Errachidia
Faisalabad
Fez
Frankfurt
Gassim
Gizan
Goa
Hail
Hargeisa
Hyderabad
Islamabad
Istanbul
Jaipur
Jeddah
Kabul
Kannur
Karachi
Kathmandu
Khartoum
Kochi
Kozhikode
Kuala Lumpur
Kuwait City
Kyiv
Lahore
Lar
Lisbon
London
Lucknow
Luxor
Lyon
Madrid
Malaga
Manchester
Marrakech
Mashhad
Medinah
Milan
Montpellier
Moscow
Multan
Mumbai
Munich
Muscat
Nador
Nagpur
Nairobi
Najaf
Naples
Palma de Mallorca
Paris Charles de Gaulle
Pau
Peshawar
Pisa
Prague
Quetta
Rabat
Ras Al Khaimah
Riyadh
Rome
Salalah
Sarajevo
Sharjah
Sharm El Sheikh
Shiraz
Sialkot
Sohag
Sohar
Stockholm
Strasbourg
Tabuk
Taif
Taldykorgan
Tangier
Tbilisi
Tehran
Trivandrum
Torino
Toulouse
Trabzon
Tunis
Venice
Vienna
Yanbu
Yerevan
Zagora
FlyDubai is flying to the following destinations:
Addis Ababa
Juba
Khartoum
Almaty
Baku
Kabul
Nur-Sultan
Belgrade
Bucharest
Dubrovnik
Kyiv
Krakow
Prague
Sarajevo
Sofia
Alexandria
Amman
Beirut
