Kuwait City, Kuwait - 01, 2024 Chaos erupted at Kuwait Airport after Gulf Air flight GF5 from Bahrain to Manchester made an emergency landing due to a reported engine fire. Passengers, including Indian travelers,

Several Indian passengers are stranded at Kuwait Airport after their Gulf Air Bahrain-Manchester flight was diverted due to a technical issue. Indians

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).

The Gulf Air flight GF5, traveling from Bahrain to Manchester, was diverted to Kuwait due to a technical issue. The flight, which departed Bahrain at 2:05 AM local time on December 1, was forced to land in Kuwait at 4:01 AM,

Around 60 passengers of a flight from Mumbai to Manchester,  were stranded at Kuwait airport for over 24 hours and complained of several problems including the lack of food and help. Most of these passengers were Indian and claimed that there was discrimination in the airline's response to their situation and they handled the situation poorly.

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

Gulf Air flight from Bahrain to Manchester diverted to Kuwait due to technical issue, passengers assisted by Indian embassy.

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.

The Gulf Air flight departed with the grounded passengers at 04:34 am (local time) on December 2 from Kuwait, according to a statement by India Embassy in Kuwait.

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.