The requirement is to accept one of the doses from the manufacturer approved by the World Health Organization, such as AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinopharm, Sinovac.
In this way, the UAE authorities want to support tourism ahead of the Expo 2020 in Dubai, which begins on October 1. They are made possible due to the decrease in the number of cases of COVID-19. Previously, Dubai denied entry to all arrivals from India, Pakistan and Nigeria.
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3 airlines will fly from Poland to Dubai during the exhibition (until March 31, 2022). Emirates and LOT from Warsaw and flydubai from Krakow. Interestingly, the cheapest economy class tickets cost about the same, regardless of which line we fly – about PLN 2000.
The first LOT flights to Dubai, the most popular among the Emirates, will start from September 26, tickets for the inaugural flight are practically sold out (on Sunday, August 29, there were 4 seats in economy class, 2 in premium class and 4 in business). Poles do not have to apply in advance for a tourist visa (ie without the right to work) that allows for a stay of 90 days. All visitors must pre-download the Dubai app and enter the date and manufacturer of the vaccine there, and they will also undergo a rapid antigen test at Dubai Airport.