Etihad Airways travelling information about to Abu Dhabi

Posted on 07/25/2020 | About Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

As I always say, I want you to be the first to know of any changes. Travel regulations are changing regularly around the world, and I want to make sure that you are kept up-to-date with any changes as they happen.

An update on guests traveling to Abu Dhabi

Guests are only permitted to enter Abu Dhabi if they are a UAE national or resident with a valid visa. It is compulsory for guests to have ICA approval and a negative COVID-19 PCR test result – they will not be permitted to fly otherwise. Children under the age of 12 are exempt from COVID-19 PCR testing.

The result must be issued by an ICA-approved medical facility and guests must travel within 96 hours of conducting their test. You’ll find a growing list of approved medical facilities at purehealth.ae.

Below are the links to the approved Pure Health facilities for USA and Canada. Guests who reside outside of these specified locations must visit their respective State Department of Health websites in order to arrange a COVID-19 PCR test with a local approved medical facility.

Canada approved medical facilities

• Ontario - https://covid-19.ontario.ca/covid-19-assessment-cent

USA approved medical facilities

• New York - https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-testing
• Illinois - https://dph.illinois.gov/testing
• Virginia - https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-testing/covid-19-testing-sites
• Washington D.C. - https://coronavirus.dc.gov/testing

If a guest tests positive they will not be permitted to travel. Guests can rearrange their flight for free, or cancel and use the value of their flight towards their next trip with Etihad Credit.