This means Britons can not visit the sunshine hotspot for leisure purposes, and any UK nationals returning from the country face 10 days in Government-mandated hotel quarantine.
Despite this, Emirates chairman and chief executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Said Al Maktoum remains optimistic the country will soon be off the red list and travel in some capacity will resume.
Speaking to CNBC at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai on Monday, Al Maktoum said the country’s ongoing vaccination effort and population size should instil confidence in the UK Government to reopen travel.
“I think, first of all, we have to prove to the world that we are in the top three vaccinated (countries),” he said.
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