Indians Stranded In Uae On Way To Kuwait Fly Back Home

Several Indians stranded in the UAE on their way to Kuwait, following flight suspensions have returned home in batches with free tickets from the expatriate community in the UAE and the Indian Consulate in Dubai, local media reported.

Free one-way ticket to India

The consulate was approached by Indian associations and social groups, regarding “several Indian nationals who were intending to travel to Kuwait via the UAE, but got stranded here due to the COVID-related restrictions on incoming passengers, Local media reported.

These social groups requested the consulate to offer help in issuing one-way air tickets for the stranded Indian passengers to return to India. So far, the consulate has issued around 40 one-way air tickets to stranded Indians on a means-tested basis to enable them to return to India,” said Siddhartha Kumar Baraily, Consul for Press, Information and Culture.

Community extends help

Some of the expat community groups also provided free accommodation and food to their stranded compatriots.

One such group helped repatriate 113 stranded passengers who were accommodated in different buildings in Karama and Al Ghusais in Dubai and in Ajman. Of these, 13 tickets were provided by the consulate.

Indian businessman Saji Cheriyan, who had offered shelter to around 400 stranded blue-collar workers told the media that most of the stranded expats have returned home.

 

SOURCE  :  TIMES KUWAIT

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