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,

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,

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).

A Gulf Air flight from Mumbai to Manchester carrying stranded Indian passengers among others, finally departed at 4:34 am on Monday, the Embassy of India in Kuwait stated.

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

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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.

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.