alexvanlaar wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 1:57 am Dubai NOT on the red list, only need PCR-test not older than 72 hrs. UK won't make problems. I checked it out, 'cause I fly back tomorrow for a C19 jab.
From BKK by the way via DXB.

If your travel agent told you this, sue them!

armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 7:42 am

alexvanlaar wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 1:57 am Dubai NOT on the red list, only need PCR-test not older than 72 hrs. UK won't make problems. I checked it out, 'cause I fly back tomorrow for a C19 jab.
From BKK by the way via DXB.

If your travel agent told you this, sue them!

People look for Dubai and because they don't see it think it's ok. The UAE also covers Abu Dhabi so, Emirates (Dubai) & Etihad (Abu Dhabi) are both non starters for getting back to the UK from here. So too is Qatar (Doha) so all those new Arab airlines are no good.

In practice, for a one stop flight there is: via Korea - anywhere between $650 and $900 and via Singapore at $900. Singapore Airlines is the best option in terms of time, quality of airline and short layover of 2 hours, against 6+ in Seoul.

The flight times for Korean are also horrendous. Singapore Airlines will have you tucked up in your seat on the SIN-LHR leg before midnight - which is exactly the same time your Korean Airlines flight from hell is just leaving Phnom Penh. It costs a bit more but so what.

Also, Singapore Airlines arrives into Heathrow Terminal 2 where there is a testing station so you can get your Day 2 test on Day 0, which means 2 days less at the other end of quarantine.

As for your swab test, it has been covered in detail here:
ask-the-expats-questions-answers/swab-t ... hilit=swab