India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh flights pushed back to July 25

The UAE has extended a flight ban on passengers from four major south Asian nations, Emirates airline said on Sunday. Restrictions on travellers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were extended from July 21 to July 25 because of the Covid-19 situation. "In line with UAE government directives, Emirates will be suspending the carriage of passengers from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to Dubai until 25 July 2021," the airline's website said. "Furthermore, passengers who have connected through India, Pakistan, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka in the last 14 days will not be accepted to travel from any other point to the UAE." Emiratis, holders of UAE golden visas and members of diplomatic missions may be accepted for travel. People in this category must quarantine for 10 days on arrival, officials said previously.<br/>