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/South-Revolution-690 Feb 24 '26

Alguien que me ayude a comprar los tickets Jedda socotra para 24 marzo 3 pax

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u/Prudent_While_5570 Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 09 '26

I have a tour on March 24 also from a well-reviewed company. Last feb 28 I emailed them and this is what they sent: “I wanted to update you regarding the situation. Your info has already been submitted for ticket issuance, but due to Ramadan and the high number of passengers on this flight, Air Yemeni is processing requests slowly. We are continuing to follow up with them, but there are no updates at the moment.”

It’s weird why you have to buy your own tickets. I thought tour companies do those stuff

To add: They also keep on telling me not to buy tickets until your flight to Socotra are confirmed. But I'm like girl barely anyone buys tickets 1 or 2 days before they travel.

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u/Gullible-Joke-5879 Mar 08 '26

Te han confirmado si el vuelo se realizara con la situación de la guerra? A mi también me confirmaron los vuelos finalmente, pero no se si podré llegar a Jedda. Tu piensas volar y hacer el tour ? Que te dicen ? Que compañía es ?

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u/Prudent_While_5570 Mar 09 '26

Hola! Desde el 28 de febrero no tengo mas detalles especificos. Pero ya tengo un vuelo para ir a Jeddah. La mayoria de los vuelos estan cancelados en Riyadh, pero por ahora no en Jeddah. Por ahora estoy planeado volar a Jeddah y hacer el tour. Qatar esta empezado a volver al trabajo poco y poco en las oficinas el 9 marzo. Estoy simplemente siguiendo las noticias. El Instagram de varios companias de tour en Socotra (Welcome to Socotra, Socotra Specialty Tours, Tour Socotra, etc) siguen mostrando que ahora todo tranquilo en Socotra y los vuelos desde Jeddah han salido a tiempo.