Emirates Airlines offers discounted fares to amnesty seekers

Dubai: Emirates Airlines is offering special fares to amnesty seekers, including Indians, who wish to leave the UAE under the government's three-month-long amnesty scheme.
Under the special fare, amnesty seekers can avail of discounts ranging from 22 to 55 percent on tickets to certain destinations, a representative of the airline told the Khaleej Times Saturday.
Early in June, the UAE government had set a deadline of three months for all illegal foreign workers to either get legal status to stay in the country or face deportation.
Meanwhile, Air India is also witnessing a steep rise in demand for additional seats in its India bound flights especially south India.
Air India will operate two additional flights on Aug 19 and 22 to Hyderabad via Mumbai to meet the demand of amnesty-seekers.
The Indian consulate in Dubai has already received more than 33,000 applications for emergency certificates from Indian workers till last week.
05/08/07 IANS/Khabrein.info

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Categories: Foreign Aug 2007