Airlines
UAE Lifts Flight Restrictions on Etihad, Emirates
Etihad will begin service to 20 cities on June 10 from Abu Dhabi while Emirates launches flights to 16 key destinations on June 15.
Emirates Airline has scheduled 16 passenger flights on its Boeing 777-300ERs to start on June 15. (Photo: Emirates)
Emirates Airline has scheduled 16 passenger flights on its Boeing 777-300ERs to start on June 15. (Photo: Emirates)

Etihad Airways and Emirates Airline will resume connecting flights through their respective bases in Abu Dhabi and Dubai starting in mid-June after the UAE government late on Wednesday lifted flight restrictions applying to that country’s airlines. The relaxation of the restrictions—spurred by the global Covid-19 pandemic—do not apply to foreign carriers, and the ban on any non-UAE nationals from entering the country remains in effect.