UAE residents who are stuck abroad, Emirates has posted on its website that it will start operating flights into Dubai. This announcement was made a day after Etihad Airways shared their schedule of available inbound flights to Abu Dhabi from 12 destinations.
This Dubai airline company is running special one-way flights from outside to the UAE and is meant for expats to book a flight and return home. The flight destinations of these return flights currently include Frankfurt and London Heathrow. The destinations will frequently be updated from their webite.
Please be advised that passengers of these flights should have the required documents available, which include a valid UAE residence visa and an ICA approval number.
Emirates Limited Passenger Flights for Expats Abroad to Return to UAE
Most of the flights that have been operating in the UAE are outbound repatriation flights, so this recent update by the airlines is much welcomed as this gives an opportunity to those who are outside the UAE to come home.
The UAE has strict policies in terms of accepting returning residents. You should have a valid residence visa and you should have an ICA approval number.
You can get the ICA approval number by signing up for the UAE Twajudi Resident service and visiting MoFAIC.gov.ae. Go to this link – https://www.mofaic.gov.ae/en/Services/Twajudi-Resident
After getting an approved ICA number, visit the emirates.com website to book a flight. These flights are still subject to change given the frequent changes in rules of each border. So make sure you are always updated about your flight and the countries of departure and arrival.
Arriving residents will need to be required to have a DHA test upon arrival; a mandatory 14 day quarantine and a follow up test before release.
Please see the screenshot below of the inbound flights announcement by Emirates:
