Due to an order by the Emirate of Dubai, the Emirates airline is not carrying passengers from several African countries with immediate effect. The reverse direction of flight, i.e. from Dubai to the affected countries, is still allowed.

The Emirate of Dubai has ordered that people who have been in Angola, Guinea, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Ivory Coast and / or Ethiopia in the past two weeks are not allowed to enter. Furthermore, the airlines are forbidden to fly this group of people to Dubai. Excursion is still allowed, however, so Emirates can only operate one-way passenger flights.

The decision is justified, among other things, by the fact that a fourth corona wave is currently raging in these African countries and the omicron variant is clearly predominant. Dubai wants to try to prevent or slow down the introduction into the emirate with the transport and entry ban.

The following destinations are affected in the Emirates route network: Luanda (Angola), Conakry (Guinea), Nairobi (Kenya), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Entebbe (Uganda), Accra (Ghana), Abidjan (Ivory Coast) and Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) . Furthermore, according to Emirates, the Fifth Freedom Route between Conakry and Dakar is affected. Until further notice, no passengers can board this route in Guinea.