Pakistan-Dubai flights: First rapid PCR test facility at Sialkot Airport from August 12

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Sialkot international airport has introduced the much awaited rapid PCR test facility for passengers flying from Pakistan to the UAE.

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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Wednesday said that the rapid PCR test facility will be available from August 12, 2021, for passengers flying to Dubai.

Shahid Mughal, regional manager for the UAE at PIA, had earlier told Khaleej Times that talks were underway with healthcare services providers to introduce rapid PCR tests at Pakistani airports. All airlines, including Pakistan International Airlines, are trying to arrange this facility at airports across the country for UAE-bound passengers - after rapid PCR test four hours prior to flight was made mandatory by UAE authorities.

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