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UAE Lifts Suspension on Transit Flights

FILE PHOTO - An Etihad Airways Boeing 777-3FX company aircraft takes off at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, France, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen/File Photo

The government of the United Arab Emirates has announced that the country would resume transit flights after suspending them in March.

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said Thursday it will resume carrying transit passengers from certain destinations on June 10.

Passengers from 20 cities in Europe, Asia and Australia will be allowed to board flights and transit through Abu Dhabi, the state-owned carrier said.

Dubai's Emirates, said it would operate transit flights to 29 destinations in Asia, Europe and North America by June 15.

The UAE government suspended all passenger flights in late March but airlines were later allowed to operate services for foreign citizens leaving the country.

It said late on Wednesday that UAE carriers could resume transit flights.

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