Dubai lifts ban on flights from Kenya, Tanzania

An Emirates Airlines plane.

An Emirates Airlines plane. The UAE has lifted a ban on entry of travellers from Kenya and Tanzania. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Travellers from Kenya and Tanzania will be allowed entry into Dubai from Saturday after the United Arabs Emirates (UAE) lifted a ban it had imposed on all inbound and transit passenger flights since last year.

On Thursday, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) director-general Gilbert Kibe told the Business Daily that the ban on Kenya was lifted on Wednesday night, offering a major relief to hundreds of travellers between the two destinations.