Dubai Covid Testing Timeline Confusion
Dec 10, 2021, 6:41 pm
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Dubai Covid Testing Timeline Confusion
I am flying BCN-LHR-DXB on BA (simple 3-hour airport transit in LHR, with no stopover or crossing the UK border involved) but I am confused if I am supposed to get PCR tested (to enter Dubai) 72-hours before departure of the BCN-LHR flight, or 72-hours before departure of the LHR-DXB flight?
I cannot find specific info in this regard on either the BA website or the UAE government one...
I cannot find specific info in this regard on either the BA website or the UAE government one...
Dec 11, 2021, 8:03 am
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Dec 15, 2021, 5:35 pm
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Wondering the same here. Still floating between these two options for New Years Eve: BER-LHR-DXB (flying BA, as usual) or booking the Lufthansa sale to go from WAW-FRA-DXB. My understanding is that the BA flight requires a PCR test also for entering DXB but the flight WAW-FRA-DXB doesn't need a PCR test (German passport, fully vaccinated and actually departing from Germany on the last leg - Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland are excluded for PCR)?
Have you had any recent experiences MaxFlyer ?
Have you had any recent experiences MaxFlyer ?
Dec 15, 2021, 10:07 pm
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Wondering the same here. Still floating between these two options for New Years Eve: BER-LHR-DXB (flying BA, as usual) or booking the Lufthansa sale to go from WAW-FRA-DXB. My understanding is that the BA flight requires a PCR test also for entering DXB but the flight WAW-FRA-DXB doesn't need a PCR test (German passport, fully vaccinated and actually departing from Germany on the last leg - Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland are excluded for PCR)?
Have you had any recent experiences MaxFlyer ?
Have you had any recent experiences MaxFlyer ?
https://u.ae/en/information-and-serv...ing-to-the-uae
However, I’m not sure how clued up the staff at Dubai just before you get on the train to immigration are as they only seem to be interested in checking PCR test results.