{"id":101335,"date":"2022-11-15T00:10:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T23:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=101335"},"modified":"2022-11-15T00:10:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T23:10:41","slug":"visa-ban-air-peace-suspends-dubai-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/visa-ban-air-peace-suspends-dubai-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Visa ban: Air Peace suspends Dubai flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has suspended flights to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, over the non-issuance of visas to Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>The UAE carrier, Emirates Airlines, had earlier suspended its flights, citing the inability to repatriate ticket funds in addition to the reduced passengers on the route.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s indigenous carrier, Air Peace, however, said it would be suspending operations with effect from Tuesday, November 22, 2022, \u2018till further notice.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Airline said, \u201cThis is consequent upon the persisting non-issuance of visas to Nigerian travelers by the government of the United Arab Emirates and the accompanying inconveniences.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cAir Peace has been operating into the UAE even with the country\u2019s recent travel restrictions, but given the heightening hurdles Nigerian travellers are facing in accessing the country, it has become imperative that we halt our operations to that destination. We shall provide further updates as the situation progresses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPassengers whose flights are affected by this development can mail our Call Centre to attend to their concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UAE authorities had few weeks ago placed a visa ban on Nigerians and although no reason was given for the ban, the Dubai authorities declared that all applications were on-hold until issues between the UAE government and the Nigerian government were resolved.<\/p>\n<p>The United Arab Emirates Immigration authorities announced a visa ban on Nigerians adding that all submitted applications are rejected and fees non-refundable.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has suspended flights to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, over the non-issuance of visas to Nigerians. 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