300 Indians stranded at Al Maktoum Airport near Dubai

HYDERABAD: About 300 Indian passengers, many of them from Hyderabad, were stranded for over 12 hours without food or water at the Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) on Saturday after their flight to Dubai was diverted due to heavy rainfall. Terminal 1 at the Dubai International Airport (DBX) was, reportedly, flooded.

Many passengers travelling onwards to the United States missed their connections from Dubai and as flights out of the airport were cancelled. They were rebooked on flights for January 14 or later.

Helpless passengers reached out to their families back home complaining about chaos at Al Maktoum – 37 km southwest of Dubai – and lack of support from airline operators. Till late evening, many were not even given accommodation.