Law Chai Eng, 63, said she feared she would not be able to return home from her vacation in Dubai, which began two days before the attacks started on Feb. 28, The Strait Times reported.

“We knew war officially started, and we were so scared,” she said. Her son, Shawn Sim, 32, said he was also anxious. “I’m relieved… I was very worried the past few days, and was constantly checking on her every hour,” he said.

Law reunited with Sim and her grandchild after arriving on Emirates flight EK314.

The disruptions began after the U.S. and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on Feb. 28.

Iran responded by attacking U.S. allies in the region and targeting infrastructure, including airports and luxury hotels. Multiple countries in the Middle East subsequently closed their airspace, prompting flights to be cancelled and stranding thousands of travelers.

Emirates and Etihad Airways said on Wednesday they would resume limited flights from the United Arab Emirates to Singapore. In a Facebook post on the same day, Singapore embassy in Abu Dhabi and the consulate-general in Dubai urged Singaporeans to purchase tickets through the airlines’ websites as soon as possible due to high demand.

At 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Geraldine Lin and her in-laws join many other Singaporeans waiting at Changi Airport Terminal 1 to greet returning family members.

Her husband, Carl Rajoo, had travelled to Dubai for business and was scheduled to return on Feb 28. His Singapore Airlines flight was cancelled while he was en route, forcing him to rebook another flight home.

Lin, 43, who works in finance, described the experience as “traumatic” and said she was thankful her husband had returned safely.

Anil George, a 48-year-old tech manager, was originally scheduled to return from Dubai to Singapore on Feb. 28 but his flight was cancelled. He said it was a “big relief” to secure another ticket home later.

“I didn’t know if the flight would take off; it was on the tarmac for about 20 minutes. Once it took off and became air-bound, everything felt normal,” he said.

Business owner Anabelle Lim, who travelled to Dubai on Feb. 19, said: “The first thing I’m going to do is sleep. My nervous system has been up the whole time. Nothing beats the feeling of touching down safely at home after being in a warzone.”

Muhammad Hafiz Noorahman, a board member of non-profit Mercy Relief headquartered in Singapore, managed to return home through an alternative route.

He was one of three people volunteering at refugee camps in the West Bank. He travelled overland to Amman City, Jordan, before flying to Istanbul, where he booked a Turkish Airlines ticket to Singapore.

He had a tearful reunion with his wife and teenage son at the airport.

“We were very worried. But it was very fortunate that we could track him. He always updated us on his whereabouts.

“I’m so glad that he’s safe,” his wife said.