SCAM ALERT: Indian Consulate In Dubai Warns Expats Of Repatriation Scams

Please ONLY rely on official sources to book your flights or to request any kind of aviation-related assistance because fraudsters have been using this opportunity to scam expats seeking to return home on repatriation flights out of their money.

The Consulate General of India in Dubai has released a statement to warn Indian expats in Dubai to not fall prey to false claims of charter flights to India.

“All Indian nationals are advised to take note of the above and advised not to fall prey to any such people or agents on pretext of arranging chartered flights to certain destinations,” said a statement by the consulate.

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Officials reiterate the importance of being aware of FAKE travel agencies and individuals that are targeting those seeking repatriation and asking them to pay in advance for flight tickets and the costs of the mandatory 14-day quarantine.

*Indian expats are being advised to check with official sources first before making any kind of payment.

“A proposal of chartered flights to India, if any, for any designated purpose, will be approved by the government of India and routed through Consulate General of India, Dubai during the current crisis of COVID 19 and till resumption of normal international civil aviation services between India and UAE.”

According to the Indian Consulate in Dubai, more than 350,000 Indian residents in the UAE have applied to the embassy for help to return home.

Public notice on chartered flights to various destinations in India pic.twitter.com/ZOrtD3pL8u

— India in Dubai (@cgidubai) May 24, 2020

On Tuesday, May 26 the second set of repatriation flights from the UAE to India, carrying 14,000 Indian citizens onboard 81 charter flights to cities around India, is scheduled to begin

Today we have four flights to Kochi, Kannur, Kozhikode and Trivandrum from Dubai carrying around 725 passengers. Consulate ensuring that no seat remains vacant and full capacity utilised. Request people to cooperate #VandeBharat @MEAIndia @IndembAbuDhabi @airindiain @MOS_MEA pic.twitter.com/m53O9gessT

— India in Dubai (@cgidubai) May 26, 2020

Moreover, any and all chartered flights must be approved by the government of India until regular international passenger flights resume.