The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Monday, cancelled the visas of all
264 passengers airlifted by Nigeria’s private carrier, Air Peace, on
arrival in Jeddah from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
(MAKIA) Kano.
The Saudi, however, insisted that the airline should return the
passengers back to Nigeria.
However, after the intervention of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, the number of affected passengers was reduced
from 264 to 177.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the flight took off from the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, via the Mallam Aminu
Kano International Airport, Kano on Sunday night and arrived Saudi
Arabia’s major city on Monday without issues but on landing, the
Saudi Arabian authorities announced that all the passengers’ visas
were cancelled.
A source said that all the passengers and the airline personnel were
shocked at the cancellation of the visas because during check-in of
the passengers they went through Advanced Passengers
Prescreening System (APPS), which were also monitored by the
Saudi Arabia authorities before the flight left Nigeria.
The source wondered whether what happened was a strategy to
discourage the airline from operating to the destination because
since it started the operation it had been recording high load factor
and even the flight was expected to leave on Tuesday to Jeddah
was already fully booked.
When the Nigerian embassy waded into matter, Saudi authorities
were said to have reduced the number of passengers that would be
returned to 177 from 264.
Saudi Air has been operating directly from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia
and since Air Peace started flight service to the Middle East nation
at relatively lower fares, it has been receiving high patronage and as
Nigerian carrier, it helps to conserve foreign exchange for the
country.
A source from the Nigerian embassy in Jeddah said that even the
Saudi Immigrations personnel said that they didn’t know who
cancelled the visas but that they were cancelled when the airline
was already airborne to Jeddah.
The source said, “The airline was exonerated in all this as the
Advanced Passenger Prescreening System (APPS) which is live
between both countries would have screened out any invalid visa
and its passenger. The system accepted all affected passengers
and passed them on.”
Those deported were 177 passengers and Air Peace has already
left with them back to Nigeria.
“They are on their way to Nigeria now,” the source said.
Industry observers attributed this to aeropolitics, noting that it was a
way to force the Nigerian operator out of the route unless
government intervenes, adopting the principle of reciprocity.
https://leadership.ng/just-in-visas-of-264-nigerian-passengers-cancelled-on-arrival-in-saudi-arabia/

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They will go to Court and win

I thought Saudi Arabia is a Holy Land and all passengers onboard are their fellow muslim brothers travelling for Hajj?

Well it's an eye opener for all Nigeria's religious fanatics. In case you don't know, these people don't like you.

Continue hating and killing your fellow country men because of them. They no see you.

Chinjo2:
I thought Saudi Arabia is a Holy Land and all passengers onboard are their fellow muslim brothers travelling for Hajj?

Well it's an eye opener for all Nigeria's religious fanatics. In case you don't know, these people don't like you.

Continue hating and killing your fellow country men because of them. Then no see you.

Normally black Muslims are second class

Nigeria Moslems are third class

Yor0ber Muslims are 4th class

Can't we just create our own Mecca and Jerusalem here in Nigeria instead of wasting millions of dollars on pilgrimage.

This is crazy

This is highly insane.

Way to go 😃😃😃😃😃


We die here ..

KwuoteYourFada:


Normally black Muslims are second class

Nigeria Moslems are third class

Yor0ber Muslims are 4th class

And some people in The Federal Republic of Nigeria, are imaginary Jews.?

JASONjnr:
Way to go 😃😃😃😃😃


We die here ..

Ok, you don’t want to relocate to Tel Aviv again?

The interior minister should reciprocate this to Saudi citizens immediately. Nigerians must not be treated as trash anymore. God bless Federal Republic of Nigeria

Saudi with all their oil and gas is still greedy about money to the extent of canceling religious pilgrim, and load them back into flight to return home.

What about Mohammad and Islam?


I guess not as important as money collected by Saudi airlines.


Same reason they are hosting World cup with alcohol.

Tinubu most disrespected president ever

SpatialKing:
Tinubu most disrespected president ever

Airpeace is a fraudulent airline.

They can't stand the competition from Air peace...silly people

Pakute:

Airpeace is a fraudulent airline.

Where are your prove

E carry overload?

Chinjo2:
I thought Saudi Arabia is a Holy Land and all passengers onboard are their fellow muslim brothers travelling for Hajj?

Well it's an eye opener for all Nigeria's religious fanatics. In case you don't know, these people don't like you.

Continue hating and killing your fellow country men because of them. They no see you.

Same way Israel doesn’t like you but you follow them sheepishly. Colonization never ended in nigeria