Originally Posted by
flieduk
You would also be exempt if you arrived DXB (i.e. if using BA) then stayed in AUH then travelled direct to UK (or via Qatar for example when they open up).
Only if you stayed 10 days or longer in Abu Dhabi (or elsewhere in the UAE) and left via AUH airport. Otherwise you have entered a restricted area during the relevant time period, similar to those who went to the Canaries via Madrid.