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India-UAE Travel Ban: Why I Decided To Fly From Delhi To Dubai Onboard A Charter Flight
What was supposed to be a snappy 2-week visit to India, quickly turned into a headbanging situation with all the flight bans – leading to multiple flight cancellations, rebookings and no acknowledgements on refunds.
By the time the India-UAE travel ban was extended for the second time around I had completely lost all faith in normal passenger flights. Waiting for the government to organize flights to bring back UAE residents from India seemed like quite a coin toss… will it happen… will it not?! If yes then when and etc.
Being a Dubai resident with multiple responsibilities on my plate, I became desperate to return to Dubai AKA my second home. And with rumours trickling in of the travel ban extending until the end of May, private jets and charter flights began to appear as my ONLY option.
How did I find contacts for the charter you ask?
My desperate whizzing brain joined ALL the ‘Indian UAE expat’ groups on Facebook:
And by chance, I came across a post asking if Indians stuck in India are looking to get on a charter flight to Dubai.
…and cried myself to sleep knowing I’d have to shell out $3,300 (around AED13k) for the private flight.
There are several charter flights operating from India to the UAE, however, ALL are subject to approval. A number of flights and individuals have been rejected from coming back in a charter (not sure why but that is also another risk).
I was made aware that flights consisting of vital sector employees such as doctors, engineers and other such professions – who may be required back in the UAE on an urgent basis – are usually approved much easily. This, however, by NO means is the OFFICIAL selection process, but just information passed to me through the grapevine.Â
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One order on Talabat tomorrow (Sunday, May 9) will be given back by the food delivery platform to the World Food Programme to help communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in India.Â
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