Air Arabia unveils UAE visa service for India

Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, on Tuesday launched a UAE visa service designed for India.

For the first time, Indian passengers will be able to apply for their visa to the UAE through multiple easily accessible channels, claimed the airline.

Air Arabia has launched this product in partnership with IVS Global Services. Passengers can now apply for their e visas in four easy ways.

Also, the company said, for the first time in India, a travel agency can apply for a UAE visa right from their office. Air Arabia?s distribution network of travel agents will be authorized to offer visa services

Speaking at the occasion, AK Nizar, Head of Commercial Department, Air Arabia said, ?We now connect 13 Indian destinations to the UAE, and the launch of this visa service is to help accommodate the significant increase in visa requests from across these centers.?

Air Arabia is also offering convenient value added services to make the entire experience of getting a UAE visa hassle free. Passengers can choose to have all the documents collected from their residence for a small fee.

There will also be a SMS tracking system that ensures that passengers who opt for that service would get timely updates on their application status on their mobiles. Visas will cost Rs 3575 when booked online on www.airarabia.com and Rs 3700 when booked from sales shops and travel agents.