Cochin Airport begins flight operations to the UAE

With the release of the new travel agreement UAE Cochin International Airport Co., Ltd. (CIAL) began accepting passengers from India early on Thursday, and in compliance with the regulations, began operations of outbound flights. EmiratesA CIAL press release stated that today, Air Arabia and Emirates each operate a flight to the UAE.

Air Arabia’s G9-426 flight flew to Sharjah at 3:50 in the morning with 69 passengers, while Emirates operated EK 531 to Dubai with 99 passengers.

It said that the flight departed at 10:30 in the morning.

S Suhas IAS, Managing Director of CIAL, attributed the smooth and rapid start of international departures to the operational efficiency of CIAL and other stakeholders such as airlines, customs, immigration and ground handling agencies. “CIAL has been closely following up with the Emirates community and we are able to start quickly One week after the Dubai Supreme Council for Crisis and Disaster Management announced the mandatory PCR test center for passengers from India, the PCR test center in the departure terminal was there. Suhas said: “After the Dubai authorities issued on August 3 the guidelines for accepting eligible passengers from India from August 5, we promoted the operation of departure flights in the early morning of the opening day.” According to time Table, from August 7th, Air Arabia will operate two daily scheduled flights in Sharjah, while Emirates will operate one daily flight in Dubai. According to the press release, CIAL has started discussions with UAE and Indian airlines on arranging departure operations, and it is expected that airlines such as Fly Dubai, Etihad Airways, Air India Express, Indigo and Spice Jet will soon begin offering UAE departures. service.

According to the new travel guidelines issued by the UAE, Indians who hold a resident visa and are fully vaccinated in the UAE and complete the second dose 14 days after the second dose will be allowed to enter the UAE after receiving the GDRFA Dubai or ICA UAE registration.

Passengers should have a negative impact Polymerase chain reaction The test certificate has a 48-hour validity period and accepts a rapid PCR test at the departure airport.