India-UAE flights: Air India extends ticket date change waiver till July 21

India-UAE flights: Air India extends ticket date change waiver till July 21

Dubai: India's national carrier Air India on Thursday has announced the extension of its offer for a free date change for cancelled flights from India till July 21, even as it confirmed that entry restrictions to the UAE from India have been extended till then. "Restrictions are imposed by the UAE Government banning entry into UAE other than [for] UAE nationals and exempted [categories] between 25th April 2021 up to 21st July 2021," the airline said in an update on its website. "In view of the same, one free date change to passengers holding confirmed 098 documents for sector India-UAE-India with tickets with travel dates till 21st July 2021, will be allowed to any future date as per the validity of the ticket, except [for] the exempted categories," the airline stated. "[The] difference in fare, if applicable, will not be charged. The waiver will not apply to passengers holding one-way ticket on UAE-India sector," it added. It is the first time that Air India officially acknowledged the extension of the travel restrictions from India to the UAE till July 21. Making the last update about an extension of the flight suspension from India to the UAE on June 23, the