Air Peace suspends Dubai flights over non-issuance of visas by UAE

Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest carrier has announced that from Tuesday, November 22, 2022, it will be suspending its Dubai operations till further notice.

The airline said its decision follows persisting non-issuance of visas to Nigerian travellers by the government of the United Arab Emirates and the accompanying inconveniences.

Last month, the United Arab Emirates Immigration stopped issuance of visas to Nigerians. This is also as all submitted applications have been rejected, while fees were not refunded.

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The UAE government, Destination Management Companies (DMCs) licensed to issue electronic visas to UAE announced in a statement that Dubai immigration has stopped approving visas for Nigerians at the moment.

Air Peace has been operating into the UAE despite the country’s recent travel restrictions, but given the heightening hurdles Nigerian travellers are facing in accessing the country, the airline stated that it has become imperative that it halts its operations to the destination.

“We shall provide further updates as the situation progresses” the airline said in a statement.

“Passengers whose flights are affected by this development can mail our Call Center Team.”

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.