This will shut down the world's busiest international airline route from Dubai to London.

Daughter over the month of January showed over 190,000 scheduled seats on top of the.

The UK is also banning flights from Burundi and Rwanda, all in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus variant first found in South Africa, Transport Minister Grant Shapps said on Thursday via Twitter, people who have bean in or transited through those countries will be denied entry except British, Irish and third country nationals with residents.

The news also delivers a blow to countries that use the the transit.

Emirates and Etihad normally carry large number of passengers connecting to destinations like Australia, meaning canceling those flights will have far reaching implications.

In response, the Australian government said it will ADM or charter flights from Britain if needed.