Passengers travelling from Bahrain to Manchester were stranded for over 13 hours after their Gulf Air flight made an emergency landing in Kuwait, reportedly due to an engine fire.Some passengers alleged discrimination,

Approximately 60 Indian passengers were stranded at Kuwait Airport for 13 hours due to an emergency landing of their Mumbai-Manchester flight.

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The stranded passengers of Gulf Air flight departed at 04:34am (local time) on Monday from Kuwait, Indian Embassy in Kuwait said in a statement. The statement added that the embassy team was on the ground till the flight departed.

According to the Embassy in Kuwait, the flight departed from Kuwait International Airport at 4.30 AM local time. The embassy confirmed the news on X (formerly Twitter).

Indian passengers faced a harrowing ordeal, stranded for over 13 hours at Kuwait Airport after their Gulf Air flight made an emergency landing due to an engine fire, leading to allegations of discrimination and neglect.

Several Indian passengers travelling from Mumbai to Manchester were left stranded at Kuwait Airport for over 13 hours after their flight made an emergency landing. Some passengers alleged they were not given proper accommodation or food during the wait.

The passengers were travelling in a Gulf Air flight which was diverted to Kuwait, where they were left stranded for 13 hours. They were able to depart only after the Indian Embassy intervened

A Gulf Air flight carrying Indian passengers stranded in Kuwait for over 13 hours departed for Manchester on Monday. Stranded passengers accused the airline of neglect, alleging a lack of food and assistance.

A Mumbai to Manchester Gulf Air flight, carrying about 60 Indian passengers, departed from Kuwait after being diverted due to a technical issue. The flight had been stranded since December 1, and many other passengers were able to leave the airport on visas-on-arrival.

The Indian embassy in Kuwait said on Sunday in a post on X that they immediately took up the matter with Gulf Air and also clarified the visa rule in Kuwait for Indians.