India essentially closing its borders for a month
Mar 11, 2020, 5:18 pm
#16
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.Your status probably helped.
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Mar 11, 2020, 5:21 pm
#17
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Presumably with a total restriction on foreign nationals entering India from 12:00 GMT local time on 13th March BA would need to cancel all flights to / from India effective immediately?
https://in.reuters.com/article/healt...-idINKBN20Y16K
“It also urged Indian nationals to avoid all non-essential travel abroad, in one of the most far-reaching advisories since the outbreak began in late December.”
https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/int...1580226297.htm
9. All visa and e-visa are invalidated.
- This does not apply to diplomatic, official, UN/International Organizations, employment, project visas.
10. Passengers with an OCI card are no longer visa exempt to India.
https://in.reuters.com/article/healt...-idINKBN20Y16K
“It also urged Indian nationals to avoid all non-essential travel abroad, in one of the most far-reaching advisories since the outbreak began in late December.”
https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/int...1580226297.htm
9. All visa and e-visa are invalidated.
- This does not apply to diplomatic, official, UN/International Organizations, employment, project visas.
10. Passengers with an OCI card are no longer visa exempt to India.
HarryKUK thank you for posting this information. If I had not seen it on FlyerTalk I would have been headed to London tonight unaware of this. You did me a great service by taking the time to post. Much appreciated. I owe you a large beverage of your choice!
Mar 11, 2020, 5:22 pm
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In fact the customer can choose to rebook or refund. Depending on the airline, fare rules, and waiver updates as this India news reverberates, passengers could decide which option they want even after initially scheduled flight departure.
Mar 11, 2020, 5:24 pm
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I think I got lucky as I don’t think she was aware of my status? It wasn’t mentioned and she wasn’t in front of a machine just wrote down my pnr and name on a piece of paper.
Mar 11, 2020, 5:24 pm
#20
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What are you talking about? A flight cancellation without a rescheduling option for nearly a month would lead to a refund via virtually any airline’s CoC.
In fact the customer can choose to rebook or refund. Depending on the airline, fare rules, and waiver updates as this India news reverberates, passengers could decide which option they want even after initially scheduled flight departure.
In fact the customer can choose to rebook or refund. Depending on the airline, fare rules, and waiver updates as this India news reverberates, passengers could decide which option they want even after initially scheduled flight departure.
Mar 11, 2020, 5:25 pm
#21
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What are you talking about? A flight cancellation without a rescheduling option for nearly a month would lead to a refund via virtually any airline’s CoC.
In fact the customer can choose to rebook or refund. Depending on the airline, fare rules, and waiver updates as this India news reverberates, passengers could decide which option they want even after initially scheduled flight departure.
In fact the customer can choose to rebook or refund. Depending on the airline, fare rules, and waiver updates as this India news reverberates, passengers could decide which option they want even after initially scheduled flight departure.
Mar 11, 2020, 5:27 pm
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Mar 11, 2020, 5:32 pm
#23
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Really thank you and will we have to pay the extra? I am so sorry to hear about the honeymooners but hope it all gets sorted and that they have a wonderful wedding and honeymoon
Mar 11, 2020, 5:34 pm
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No change fees will be payable. Rebooking will be subject to availability in the same cabin.
Mar 11, 2020, 5:42 pm
#25
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Thank you! Fingers crossed! It has been a really tricky year and I was counting the days until next Saturday and wanted to avoid being here over Mother’s Day. How do I go ahead and rebook?
Mar 11, 2020, 6:07 pm
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What are you talking about? A flight cancellation without a rescheduling option for nearly a month would lead to a refund via virtually any airline’s CoC.
In fact the customer can choose to rebook or refund. Depending on the airline, fare rules, and waiver updates as this India news reverberates, passengers could decide which option they want even after initially scheduled flight departure.
In fact the customer can choose to rebook or refund. Depending on the airline, fare rules, and waiver updates as this India news reverberates, passengers could decide which option they want even after initially scheduled flight departure.
This is one reason why people who are ticketed further into the future should wait a bit. I suspect that almost all commercial air service to India will be cancelled and that will mean refunds.
Mar 11, 2020, 6:47 pm
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Virtually all travel and trip cancellation insurance excludes pandemics/epidemics, at least that sold in the USA. That was recently highlighted in an article from Consumer Checkbook as yet another reason why this type of insurance is almost always a waste of money.
Mar 11, 2020, 7:18 pm
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Agree. But at least earlier this week the Amex Plat folks said their insurance would cover changes due to Covid.
Mar 11, 2020, 7:28 pm
#29
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The India visa suspension begins March 13 at 12:00 p.m. local time at the port of departure. Now will Europe-US banned for 30 days too, there will be fewer options to get back to US.
Mar 11, 2020, 9:09 pm
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Now, on to more important matters...
HarryKUK thank you for posting this information. If I had not seen it on FlyerTalk I would have been headed to London tonight unaware of this. You did me a great service by taking the time to post. Much appreciated. I owe you a large beverage of your choice!
HarryKUK thank you for posting this information. If I had not seen it on FlyerTalk I would have been headed to London tonight unaware of this. You did me a great service by taking the time to post. Much appreciated. I owe you a large beverage of your choice!
I’m currently working in Thailand and don’t want to be stuck here - was planning to fly home to the UK for Easter on April 5 but I’m worried a ban could be placed by either side. I can request unpaid leave and leave sooner, or just wait for April 5th as planned and take my normal annual leave? What would you do??