Indian passengers stranded at Kuwait airport depart for Manchester
Kuwait City (PTI): Several Indian passengers of a Manchester-bound Gulf Air flight were stranded at the Kuwait airport for nearly 20 hours and were flown out of the city to their destination on Monday morning.
The Gulf Air flight from Bahrain to Manchester was diverted to Kuwait due to a technical glitch.
Gulf Air GF5 took off from Bahrain at 2.05 am local time on December 1 but a snag forced the plane to land in Kuwait at 4:01 am, as per reports.
With several passengers complaining that they had been stranded at the airport for many hours, the Indian embassy in Kuwait took up the matter with Gulf Air, according to social media posts.
In a series of posts on X, the embassy said its team reached the airport to assist the passengers and coordinate with the airline. Passengers were accommodated in two airport lounges.
Food and water were made available for the stranded passengers at the lounges, as per the embassy.
"Gulf Air flight to Manchester finally departed at 0434 hours today carrying stranded Indian passengers among others. The embassy team was on the ground till the flight departed," the embassy said in a post.
A stranded passenger, on Sunday, took to X, alleging that Indian passengers were left without help.
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Massive congestion at Delhi-Noida border as police set up barricades ahead of farmers' march
New Delhi (PTI): Massive traffic snarls caused inconvenience to commuters crossing the Delhi-Noida border on Monday as police set up multiple barricades in view of the farmers' protest march towards the national capital.
A senior police officer said checking was underway at the border.
Additional Commissioner of Police (east) Sagar Singh Kalsi said, "We have made adequate arrangements in east Delhi borders and have taken all precautionary measures, including anti-riot equipment. We are using drones for vigilance and are also coordinating with traffic police for smooth vehicular movement in the area."
Aprajita Singh, a resident of Greater Noida, said the barricades were put up at the Chilla border were causing inconvenience to commuters.
"It took me about an hour to get through that stretch. The police set up barricades on both sides of the Delhi-Noida border, causing significant traffic congestion, especially on the carriageway heading from Noida to Delhi," she said.
VIDEO | Heavy traffic witnessed at Kalindi Kunj border of Delhi as protesting farmers from Uttar Pradesh are marching to the national capital demanding benefits under new agricultural law.
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