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First batch of stranded tourists leave UAE on repatriation flights
Khaleej Times
|March 04, 2026
Several tourists stranded in the UAE were able to make their way home as airlines in the country partially restored services to operate repatriation flights.
In the last three days, over 2,000 flights have been cancelled,
Emirates, Etihad and FlyDubai announced some flights which will operate today and tomorrow.
Indian tourist Ravindra was among those on the first repatriation flights operated by Emirates to the Indian city of Bengaluru on Monday evening.
He had arrived in Dubai on February 24 along with a group of 30 people. The group was supposed to leave on Sunday, but his flight was cancelled due to the airspace closures.
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