Emirates will now ask all its cabin crew, boarding agents and ground staff in direct contract with passengers to wear disposable gowns, safety visors, masks and gloves.
Emirates has become the first airline in the world to conduct a rapid, 10-minute COVID-19 test on passengers before they depart.
The British government has agreed a deal with the UAE to allow selected repatriation flights to transit at Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Emirates will be resuming a limited number of passenger flights from Monday the 6th of April. The Airline grounded all flights after the UAE government banned all flights out of the country.
Dubai’s Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed has tweeted that the government is planning to inject equity into the carrier to see it through the current coronavirus pandemic.
Emirates and Etihad have now ground all of its aircraft after the UAE brought forward its flight ban by 24 hours.
