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Hamad International Airport<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
This is because Emirates, Etihad, Gulf Air, Egyptair, Air Arabia, Saudia and Fly Dubai have ceased operations to and from Hamad International Airport for now.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Qatar Airways has been forced to cancel flights to these\u00a0countries.<\/p>\n
So residents hoping to fly with the national carrier\u00a0to these places will also need\u00a0to make other plans.<\/p>\n
How to get a refund<\/h3>\n
All of the airlines that have suspended flights are offering passengers a refund or the opportunity to re-route.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nCl\u00e9ment Alloing\/Flickr<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
While some customers are choosing to wait and see whether the diplomatic situation eases in\u00a0the coming days, many have decided to cash in their tickets.<\/p>\n
Some said they are opting to book with Qatar Airways instead, as direct flights out of Doha to non-boycott destinations\u00a0are still operating normally.<\/p>\n
Photo for illustrative purposes only.If you want to opt for a refund,\u00a0here are the contact details you need to get your money back:<\/p>\n
Etihad:<\/strong> Customers are being asked to call\u00a0+971 2599 0000, or visit\u200e\u00a0etihad.com\u00a0<\/b>to request a refund.<\/p>\n Emirates: <\/strong>Customers who booked their tickets through a travel agency should contact their agents. Customers who booked with Emirates directly can process refunds for their tickets at www.emirates.com\/refund or contact their local Emirates office.<\/p>\n Fly Dubai:<\/strong>\u00a0Passengers who have purchased tickets for travel between Dubai and Doha are advised to call +971 600 54 44 45, the flydubai travel shop in Doha on +974 4 4227350\/51 or their travel agent. Passengers can also send a private message on Facebook\u00a0to arrange a refund for any unused tickets.<\/p>\n Air Arabia:<\/strong>\u00a0Customers can call Air Arabia\u2019s call center on +971 6 5580000 or visit\u00a0www.airarabia.com.<\/p>\n Gulf Air<\/strong>: Passengers should contact the Gulf Air Worldwide Contact Centre on +973 17373737 or visit the airline\u2019s website gulfair.com for further information.<\/p>\n The airline says it\u2019s offering \u201calternative options, including full refunds on unused tickets and free re-booking to the nearest alternate Gulf Air destinations.\u201d However, we have heard that some passengers are being charged a US$50 cancellation fee.<\/p>\n Saudia<\/strong>: Passengers should call 44440121. The airline says\u00a0that it has\u00a0waived all ticket restrictions (Rebooking \/ Rerouting \/ Refund and No-show ) for\u00a0affected passengers holding confirmed tickets via Doha.<\/p>\n Egyptair:<\/strong>\u00a0Customers who booked through a travel agency should contact their agents. Customers who booked with the airline directly\u00a0can process refunds for their tickets by contacting the Doha office (+974 44356020 \/ 44356040.)<\/p>\n Finally, those booked with Qatar Airways<\/strong> to any of the affected countries can also get a refund.\u00a0Passengers can call 4022 0072 or contact their nearest Qatar Airways office for more info.<\/p>\n \n Source: dohanews.co<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The decision by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain to suspend all flights to\u00a0Doha is causing\u00a0considerable disruption and frustration for Qatar travelers. With schools coming to a close and Eid Al Fitr around the corner, the\u00a0busy summer travel season draws near. And many expats and nationals have already seen\u00a0their flights canceled. Sanjiban Ghosh\/Flickr Hamad […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":10786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-qatar_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dohanews.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/34641748482_aab1b5a7b0_z.jpg\")
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