The flight, which had been scheduled to land at 12.40pm, is the last passenger arrival from the country until further notice.
As of 1pm on Friday direct flights from the Gulf nation are banned, slamming shut world’s busiest international airline route between Dubai and London. Anyone without British residency who has been in the country is barred from entering the UK.
The new rules, which were also introduced for Rwanda and Burundi have been imposed in a bit to prevent new Covid variants being imported into the UK.
Dubai, the world’s busiest airport for international traffic, is major connecting hub for passengers travelling to Europe from South Africa, where a more-infectious strain was first discovered.
The UAE has also maintained…