About 130 Maldivian pilgrims risk being stranded in Mecca after their tour operator, Al Mash'aru Hajj and Umrah Group, failed to pay Travel 2 Maldives for return flights, as two cheques totaling US$247,450.00 bounced due to insufficient funds. Eight of the 138 pilgrims booked through Travel 2 Maldives returned home on Tuesday morning, while the remaining 130 were scheduled to fly home on 27 Apr 2023 with no confirmed arrangements.
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Eight of the 138 pilgrims returned home Tuesday morning.
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The remaining 130 passengers are originally scheduled to fly home today, however, Al Mash'aru has yet to provide any detail on the status of their return flight arrangements.
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We have extended the payment deadline on multiple occasions
Travel 2 Maldives has a strong rapport with airlines and as a result, airlines provide us with flexible booking solutions. However, failure to settle the due amounts within the agreed timeframe jeopardised that trust with our partners, whi…
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About 130 pilgrims are at the risk of being stranded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, after their tour operator, Al Mash'aru Hajj and Umrah Group, failed to pay for their return flight.
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two cheques totaling US$247,450.00 were issued to settle the cost of both outbound and inbound flights.
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Over 200 pilgrims made their Umrah travel arrangements through Al Mash'aru Group this Ramadan
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the tour operator made flight arrangements for 138 of them through Travel 2 Maldives.
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Al Mash'aru Group charged each pilgrim a fee of MVR 36,500 for a 30-day umrah package which included return air tickets, visa arrangements, and food and accommodation in Mecca and Madinah.
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Eight of the 138 pilgrims returned home Tuesday morning.
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their airfares were settled with 10 minutes before the cutoff time given by the charter company.
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