New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Kuwait has intervened and are available to the rescue of round 60 Indian passengers travelling through a flight from Mumbai to England’s Manchester, who obtained stranded at Kuwait airport for 13 hours after their Gulf Air flight made an emergency touchdown.
The passengers additionally complained of extreme issues, together with not getting “meals or assist”.
The Indian embassy in Kuwait stated on Sunday in a put up on X that they instantly took up the matter with Gulf Air and in addition clarified the visa rule in Kuwait for Indians.
The ordeal of the passengers began after their flight made an emergency touchdown following an engine hearth incident.
A chaotic video surfaced on social media displaying the passengers of Gulf Air arguing with the airport authorities.
The passengers alleged they had been harassed and solely flyers from the European Union, the UK, and the US got lodging by the airline. They alleged bias and harassment in opposition to these holding Indian, Pakistani, and different Southeast Asian nation passports.
The Indian embassy in Kuwait within the put up on X stated a group from the embassy is on the airport to help the passengers and coordinate with the airline, including passengers have been accommodated in two airport lounges.
“Efforts are being made to accommodate passengers within the airport resort which is at the moment unavailable because of the ongoing GCC Summit. It might be famous that Indian nationals don’t fall beneath visa on arrival facility in Kuwait. All authorities workplaces are closed as we speak because of the GCC Summit being hosted by Kuwait,” it stated.
Passengers stated their flight took a U-turn earlier than it landed in Kuwait. They stated the announcement of the flight diversion got here 20 minutes earlier than touchdown.
Gulf Air has not given an announcement on the matter but.
The Indian Embassy in Kuwait stated in a put up on X that the passengers have been accommodated in two airport lounges as of now, because the airport resort is unavailable because of the ongoing GCC Summit.
“Meals and water is on the market for the stranded passengers on the lounges,” it stated.
The embassy additional stated that Gulf Air had knowledgeable that the flight for the stranded passengers to Manchester had been scheduled for 3.30 a.m. on Monday.
