Emirates announces special flights to India

Emirates Airline will be operating special flights to India from July 12-26 to assist stranded Indians get home and for residents currently in India to return to the UAE.

The flights will serve Bengaluru, Delhi, Kochi, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram, offering the following frequencies:

• Bengaluru: twice daily
• Delhi: twice daily
• Kochi: twice daily
• Mumbai: thrice daily
• Thiruvananthapuram: once daily

The flights to Bengaluru and Mumbai are subject to state government approval.

Passengers must meet all the entry requirements of the destination to be allowed to board the flights.

Flights from Dubai to India
Only Indian citizens stranded in the UAE will be allowed to fly from Dubai to the five Indian destinations.

Flights from India to Dubai
These flights will be available for UAE nationals and residents with prior entry approval from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs (GDFRA) for residents of Dubai, and ICA approval for residents of other emirates of the UAE.

All passengers travelling from airports in India to Dubai are also required to carry a negative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) certificate issued by a laboratory authorised by the government of India to be accepted on the flight. Certificates must be issued no more than 96 hours before departure.

Emirates announces special repatriation flights to Bengaluru, Delhi, Kochi, Mumbai & Thiruvananthapuram in India between 12 & 26 July to assist stranded Indians get home & enable UAE residents currently in India to return to UAE. https://t.co/B9q3ZvnmXJ #FlyEmiratesFlyBetter pic.twitter.com/re2eQjgZm6

— Emirates (@emirates) July 11, 2020