By Foster Obi
Emirates has announced restart passenger services to Conakry, Guinea and Dakar, Senegal from 3rd September, with a linked service operating two times a week while utilizing the Emirates Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. This brings the total number of cities served by Emirates in Africa to eight.
The premium airline is gradually and responsibly restoring its network connectivity, providing customers with more travel options to Dubai and beyond. The addition of linked services between Conakry and Dakar will boost Emirates’ growing network to 77 cities, providing travelers’ enhanced global connectivity, particularly to and from destinations in the Middle East, West Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Far East, with one convenient stop in Dubai. More information on Emirates’ current routes and services can be found on www.emirates.com/wherewefly.
Customers can stop over or travel to Dubai as the city has re-opened for international business and leisure visitors. COVID-19 PCR tests are mandatory for all inbound and transit passengers arriving to Dubai (and the UAE), including UAE citizens, residents and tourists, irrespective of the country they are coming from.
Dubai is one of the most popular global destinations. From sun-soaked beaches and heritage activities to world class hospitality and leisure facilities, Dubai has proved its worth. In 2019, the city welcomed 16.7 million visitors and hosted over hundreds of global meetings and exhibitions, as well as sports and entertainment events. Dubai was one of the world’s first cities to obtain Safe Travels stamp from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) – which endorses Dubai’s comprehensive and effective measures to ensure guest health and safety.
Customers can now travel with confidence, as Emirates has committed to cover COVID-19 related medical expenses, free of cost, should they be diagnosed with COVID-19 during their travel while they are away from home. This cover is immediately effective for customers flying on Emirates until 31 October 2020 (first flight to be completed on or before 31 October 2020), and is valid for 31 days from the moment they fly the first sector of their journey. This means Emirates customers can continue to benefit from the added assurance of this cover, even if they travel onwards to another city after arriving at their Emiratesdestination. For more details: www.emirates.com/COVID19assistance.
As regards health and safety, Emirates has implemented a comprehensiveset of measures at every step of the customer journey to ensure the safety of its customers and employees on the ground and in the air, including the distribution of complimentary hygiene kits containing masks, gloves, hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipes to all customers. For more information on these measures and the services available on
each flight, visit: www.emirates.com/yoursafety.Tourist entry requirements: For more information on entry requirements for international visitors to Dubai visit: www.emirates.com/flytoDubai.Dubai residents can check the latest travel requirements at:
www.emirates.com/returntoDubai. Customers can book flights on emirates.com or via travel agents.
