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Travel / Re: Racial Discrimination In Dubai by Jwana: 2:28pm On Dec 14, 2012 |
AjanleKoko: Yes - you're absolutely right & my fiance has now returned to Nairobi. He is now looking at direct flights to the UK or at least flights with one stopover with the same airline that don't require going through Immigration. My only concern about doing this is that when he gets to the UK questions may be asked about what happened in Dubai etc. |
Travel / Re: Racial Discrimination In Dubai by Jwana: 1:07pm On Dec 12, 2012 |
AjanleKoko: ^^ Thanks for your reply. My fiance actually did have a direct flight booked from Nairobi to UK with Emirates which meant he would only have been in transit in Dubai - i.e. no need to pass through Immigration. However, he was bumped off the Nairobi to Dubai flight with many other people as it was overbooked and after waiting a couple of days he gave up waiting & jumped on an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Dubai & of course that's where the problem began. |
Travel / Re: Racial Discrimination In Dubai by Jwana: 12:55pm On Dec 12, 2012 |
Hi there I'm afraid my experience (2nd hand) of Dubai Immigration officials is horrendous. My fiance (a Kenyan national) was on his way to the UK - yes with a legitimate UK visa & no he's not a drug smuggler. He had to change airlines in Dubai so had to go out through Immigration, collect his luggage, & then check back in & go back through Immigration. He tried to get back through Immigration for FOUR DAYS. Each time the officials would hold him for up to 7 hours at a time, ask the same questions over and over & then tell him he had been 'cleared to travel' & give back his passport...however, he couldn't proceed to the departure gate as his plane was long gone. So he had to go back to the check-in desk & start all over again. In the end, the airline duty manager accompanied my fiance to Immigration several times & tried to speak to the officials but it made no difference. My fiance finally gave up & returned to Nairobi. We intend to lodge a formal complaint. Sorry but this IS an example of blatant discrimination in Dubai possibly coupled with incompetent officialdom...a lethal combination. |
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