UAE Government Suspends All Passenger Flights From 25th March 2020
Mar 22, 2020, 9:49 am
#16
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Your contract with EK requires it to refund your ticket if your flight is cancelled. Presuming that no segment has yet been flown, the entire ticket should be refunded to your original form of payment, e.g. credit card.
In the event that you request a refund and it is not forthcoming, be certain to start the chargeback process with your card issuer (bank). EK may offer you a credit for future travel. I would not accept that unless the credit includes a significant premium above the face value of the ticket.
In the event that you request a refund and it is not forthcoming, be certain to start the chargeback process with your card issuer (bank). EK may offer you a credit for future travel. I would not accept that unless the credit includes a significant premium above the face value of the ticket.
Mar 22, 2020, 9:53 am
#17
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Seems they didn’t mean alll of them.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/22/emir...-march-25.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/22/emir...-march-25.html
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai-based Emirates Airline will suspend the majority of passenger flights by March 25 due to the coronavirus crisis, it announced Sunday.
Mar 22, 2020, 9:57 am
#19
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FLIGHT UPDATES
Emirates will temporarily suspend passenger operations by 25 March.
Until 25 March, the situation remains dynamic and our flight schedules may change at short notice to comply with regulatory directives or operational requirements. We aim to provide affected customers with updated information as early as possible.
Emirates will temporarily suspend passenger operations by 25 March.
Until 25 March, the situation remains dynamic and our flight schedules may change at short notice to comply with regulatory directives or operational requirements. We aim to provide affected customers with updated information as early as possible.
Mar 22, 2020, 10:04 am
#21
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Flights to UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Australia, South Africa, USA, and Canada will continue as long as there is demand, and borders remain open, reads the press release now. Also to support repatriation.
Mar 22, 2020, 10:18 am
#23
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-22/emirates-to-suspend-all-passenger-operations-from-march-25
Flight to most destinations will stop operating from March 25, Emirates said Sunday in an email. Cargo service and routes to 12 countries including the U.S., U.K., Switzerland and Singapore, will remain in operation, the company said.
“We cannot viably operate passenger services until countries re-open their borders, and travel confidence returns,” Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said in a message to employees seen by Bloomberg. “Some of our competitors, or even our supply chain partners, may not survive this crisis.”
Flight to most destinations will stop operating from March 25, Emirates said Sunday in an email. Cargo service and routes to 12 countries including the U.S., U.K., Switzerland and Singapore, will remain in operation, the company said.
“We cannot viably operate passenger services until countries re-open their borders, and travel confidence returns,” Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said in a message to employees seen by Bloomberg. “Some of our competitors, or even our supply chain partners, may not survive this crisis.”
Mar 22, 2020, 10:52 am
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Their Instagram post has been edited to say:
"Having received requests from governments and customers to support the repatriation of travellers, Emirates will continue to operate passenger and cargo flights to the following countries until further notice, as long as borders remain open, and there is demand: the UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, Singapore, Australia, South Africa, South Korea, USA, and Canada..."
"Having received requests from governments and customers to support the repatriation of travellers, Emirates will continue to operate passenger and cargo flights to the following countries until further notice, as long as borders remain open, and there is demand: the UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, Singapore, Australia, South Africa, South Korea, USA, and Canada..."
Mar 22, 2020, 12:07 pm
#30
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Are we now allowed to request for a full cash refund?
I had requested a travel voucher for flights I am supposed to take on 29th March and 3rd April.