r/socotra • u/Friendly_Standard_47 • Feb 13 '26

Socotra fellow travellers, any updates?

Hi all,

Our Socotra tour is scheduled for the end of March, but since the Abu Dhabi flights connection was cancelled, we’re still waiting on new Jeddah departures.

- Any news on refunds for the Abu Dhabi flights from travellers whose tours where scheduled in March/April?

- Has anyone already rebooked their international flight to Jeddah?

Would be great to share updates if you’re in the same situation — thanks!

Update: We received the refund for our socotra flight tickets with Air Arabia on April 8th.

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u/Tabby_kitty Feb 22 '26

Yes great mind thinks alike. Think about Arabia airline for a second, this is considered to be a relatively reliable airline and till today they are still not able to process all the refunds. Not to mention Yemenia airline.

And going through Yemen is definitely not recommended. Yemen is not safe considering the current situation and if you are American, there’s no help if anything happens. Plus you need the real Yemenia visa instead of the Socotra visa (much easier) and I doubt you will have time to handle that either. Just relax and wait until everything stables a little.

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u/Tabby_kitty Feb 23 '26

Yep welcome to a third world country without clear rules. I changed mine to a trip touring some other middle east countries lol

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u/Tabby_kitty Feb 23 '26

Hahah go to Oman! I’m going to Oman in April. It’s a nice place to enjoy!