Categories: INDIA

Middle East tensions: 13 flights carry stranded passengers from Gulf to Mumbai

Mumbai: A total of 13 repatriation flights of Indian passengers stranded in the Gulf landed at Mumbai airport from Fujairah and Dubai on Friday. These include flights operated by SpiceJet, Emirates, Air India Express and FlyDubai, with arrival time starting at 1 am and continuing till 5.50 pm.

Middle East crisis hits aviation industry: Air India increases capacity, cancels 1,500 flights

SpiceJet operates 7 flights from Fujairah and Dubai, while Emirates operates 4 flights from Dubai. Air India Express has 1 flight from Dubai and FlyDubai has 1 flight from Dubai. Meanwhile, flight disruptions continued at the Mumbai airport on Friday with 73 air traffic movements canceled. These included 34 arrivals and 39 departures. Earlier, a flood of appeals on social media from Mumbaikars stranded in West Asia tapered off. One Shivam Sharma told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, “Due to the current war situation in West Asia, my father is stuck in Dubai along with many other Indians. The Indian family is very worried. (I) please request urgent support and safe evacuation for the Indians stuck there.” Supriya Nale and Swapnil Nale from Daund in Pune are still stuck in Abu Dhabi. “In this situation, my niece and many Indians currently in Iran, Abu Dhabi and Dubai are stuck. They are all under severe mental stress due to the war situation,” a family member said.

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