Saturday, 4 September 2021

Details: Covid rules for passengers flying to Abu Dhabi

Starting tomorrow, vaccinated passengers will not be quarantined on arrival. From September 5, travelers will not need to be quarantined upo...

Starting tomorrow, vaccinated passengers will not be quarantined on arrival.

From September 5, travelers will not need to be quarantined upon arrival in Abu Dhabi if they have received full doses of vaccine against Covid19 or if they are traveling from a Green List country.

The 'Green List' is regularly updated by the authorities in UAE to add and remove countries based on the data related to Covid-19 factors.

According to Etihad, to be considered to have in the group of fully vaccinated, the passengers must have received two doses of the same company's vaccine at least 14 days before their departure. For Example if the person has taken first dose Pfizer vaccine then second dose also should be from Pfizer.

Vaccination status	Travelling from	Quarantine	Covid-19 PCR Test
Vaccinated: To be fully vaccinated, you must have received two doses of the same vaccine at least 14 days before departure	Green list country	No quarantine	Test on arrival and day six
	Any other country	No quarantine	Test on arrival, day four and day eight
Not vaccinated	Green list country	No quarantine	Test on arrival, day six and day nine
Not vaccinated	Any other country	10 days	Test on arrival and day nine

People who have not been vaccinated and who are traveling from a high-risk country must be isolated for 10 days and wear the wristband which is mdeically-approved and provided by the Ministry of Health. They will have to be quarantined in a government arranged facility.