Russian flagship air carrier Aeroflot has resumed its flights to the UAE last Friday, a media report said, adding that the flights will be carried out twice a week - on Friday and Saturday.

The first flight was scheduled to take off at 2:30 Moscow time on Friday, reported Emirates news agency Wam, citing Russian news agency Tass.

Covid-19 PCR tests are mandatory for all inbound and transit passengers arriving to Dubai (and the UAE), including UAE citizens, residents and tourists, irrespective of the country they are coming from. Upon their arrival from UAE, Russian citizens will have to undergo another test and upload the results to the official state services portal.