Etihad, Emirates, flydubai announce multiple options of rebooking, refund to Indian passengers
Leading airlines offered their passengers refunds or rebooking options after the UAE announced the suspension of passenger flights from India into the UAE starting April 24. The revision of Covid-19 regulations is in place for a period of 10 days.
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Flag carriers Etihad Airways and Emirates, and budget carrier flydubai are offering passengers refunds and re-booking options amid the change in regulations.
Etihad Airways said on Twitter: “Effective April 25, all flights from India to the UAE have been suspended for a period of 10 days.” Passengers have been directed to the ‘manage booking’ section of the airline’s website for cancellations and refunds.
Travel Alert:
Effective 25 April 2021, all flights from India to the UAE have been suspended for a period of 10 days. Visit https://t.co/hI8kzSL3Bv to manage your booking.— Etihad Airways (@etihad) April 22, 2021
Emirates have given two options for cancelled bookings — passengers can keep the ticket for a future flight or rebook the flight to another date. Under the ‘keep your ticket’ option, Emirates passengers can fly within 36 months from the date of the original booking or request a refund. The offer is valid only for passengers who have booked their tickets before April 1 for travel on or before December 31.
In a statement to Khaleej Times, flydubai said: “In line with the directives issued by the authorities, flydubai flights from all destinations in India to Dubai have been suspended with effect from 23:59 on April 24 for a 10-day period.”
It said: “Flights from Dubai to India will continue to operate to schedule during this period. If a…