Invasion of Ukraine increases Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr travel costs
Experts say escalating oil prices and disruptions to travel another blow to the industry just as quarantine-free travel returns to reality.
Dubai: After two years of strict travel restrictions, international borders are finally opening for quarantine-free travel, coinciding with Ramadan, but experts are questioning the Russo-Ukrainian War’s impact on those opportunities.
Russia’s invasion of its neighbour in late February has caused global oil prices to escalate and disrupted air travel as another blow to an industry already struggling from the impact of COVID-19.
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