The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) announced a 48-hour suspension of all flights from Kenya to the Middle East nation on December 20, 2021. A week after the ban, Emirates Airline said that it has, in turn, extended its flight suspension from Kenya to comply with the directive that was to end on December 24 until further notice.
However, the Kenyan suspension did not affect cargo freights and passenger flights from Dubai to Nairobi.