Posted by Sade Williams
Air Peace on Monday said that effective from Tuesday, November 22, 2022, it shall be suspending its Dubai operations till further notice.
This, the airline said, is consequent upon the persisting non-issuance of visas to Nigerian travellers by the government of the United Arab Emirates and the accompanying inconveniences.
Air Peace said it has been operating into UAE even with the country’s 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.
The airline urged passengers whose flights are affected by this development to mail its Call Center Team- callcenter@flyairpeace.com- to attend to their concerns.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) had in October, slammed a visa ban on Nigerians seeking to visit Dubai.
The ban was conveyed in a notice issued to the country’s trade partners in Nigeria, including travel agents.
“All Previously submitted Applications are currently on hold. Kindly note this is beyond our control . We will update Once visas start getting Approved,” the Destination Management Companies licenced to issue electronic visas to UAE announced in a statement that Dubai immigration has stopped approving visas for Nigerians at the moment.
