Dubai: Emirates resumes passenger operations between Dubai and five African countries: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and South Africa starting from today, 29 January.

The significant restoration of services will include Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Dar El Salaam, Tanzania; Nairobi, Kenya; Harare, Zimbabwe; Emirates’ three South African gateways Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.

Flights between Dubai and South Africa will operate as a daily flight to and from Johannesburg, effective 29 January and double daily services from 1 February. Flights to and from Cape Town and Durban will operate daily from 1 February.

Emirates will operate 10 weekly flights to Nairobi from 29 January, daily to Addis Ababa will from 30 January, five flights a week to Dar Es Salaam from 30 January, six weekly flights to Harare , linked to its Lusaka service from 30 January.

All passengers travelling from Emirates’ African network with Dubai as their final destination require a 48 hour PCR test. Upon arrival in Dubai, passengers will undergo an additional Covid-19 PCR test and remain in self quarantine until the results of the test are received.

Passengers travelling from these destinations and transiting in Dubai are required to follow the rules and requirements of their final destination.