As the airspace in the UAE's Dubai partially opened up amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Indian citizens arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday and recounted the panic and financial impact of flight cancellations.
Travel company EaseMyTrip on Tuesday announced that it is operating special charter flights from Fujairah, a city in the UAE, to Delhi and Mumbai to help Indians return home safely amid the prevailing war situation in parts of West Asia.
The mood was one of relief and joy as an air hostess aboard Emirates flight EK568 from Dubai to Bengaluru welcomed passengers with a warm announcement.
A total of 37 departures and 50 arrivals of flights were cancelled at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, as UAE airspace closures continued to disrupt flight operations amid escalating tensions in West Asia, Delhi Airport sources confirmed.
Two Bangladeshis were killed and seven injured in missile and drone strikes across the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait. The Foreign Ministry confirmed the casualties, including a vessel stranded at Jebel Ali Port, while advising over six million citizens in the region to remain vigilant as violence
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In a post shared on X, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Qatar said that the joint statement was issued by the State of Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the State of Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.