UAE residents returning from India with GDRFA permits not allowed to fly to Abu Dhabi

UAE residents returning from India holding the permit from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs (GDRFA) are not allowed to fly to Abu Dhabi from India.

Passengers must have a permit from the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) to fly to Abu Dhabi, Air India Express has said in an updated notification for passengers flying from India to the UAE.

Passengers from India with GDRFA permits will be allowed to fly to Dubai and Sharjah only.

Passengers with expired permits should apply afresh for entry into the UAE.
Etihad also stated that passengers without ICA approval will not be accepted at check-in.

If your application is successful, you’ll receive a unique ICA approval number, which you will need when your check-in for your flight. If you do not have ICA approval, you will not be accepted at check-in.

Some passengers, who had booked their tickets to Abu Dhabi, were turned away at airports in India as they carried GDRFA permits.

Air India Express said its passengers from India to Dubai are allowed to fly if they hold the permit from either the GDRFA or ICA, Emirates stated that passengers holding Dubai residence visa flying back to Dubai “must have return approval from GDRFA.”

Emirates passengers are also required to have their GDRFA application number to complete their flight booking, the airline said in an update related to repatriation flights to and from Delhi, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.
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