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Old Jan 29, 2021 | 7:37 am
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skywardhunter
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Originally Posted by skywardhunter
I wasn't aware of that being the wording. Most accurate source I could find: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-ad...-arab-emirates
Specifies flights "from UAE to England, Scotland..." Which does sound like inbound but could potentially imply both ways. Regardless there's still no evidence that the cancellation was due to light load. If anything I'd imagine those flights would've been packed with people trying to get home.
Further digging found this NOTAM:
B) 2101291300 C)2104151300 (B0300/21)
E)COVID-19: FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS
COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE PASSENGER FLIGHTS WHERE THE LAST POINT OF
DEPARTURE WAS UNITED ARAB EMIRATES IN ITS ENTIRETY WILL BE
PROHIBITED FROM LANDING IN ENGLAND OR SCOTLAND. THIS REGULATION DOES
NOT APPLY TO AIR AMBULANCE ACFT WHERE THE LANDING IS FOR THE PURPOSE
OF TRANSPORTING A PERSON FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. ALL FLIGHTS LANDING
TO SECURE THE SAFETY OF THE AIRCRAFT OR FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANY
PERSON ABOARD WILL CONTINUE TO BE PERMITTED. 2020-12-0326/AS2
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