Due to the Iran-Israel war, people all over the world are stranded in war-affected countries. A large number of Indians are also included in these. However, the Indian government has so far repatriated more than 50 thousand Indians. Along with this, efforts are going on to evacuate thousands of people. Meanwhile, an Indian youth who came to India from Dubai has given information about the current situation there.
A passenger who reached Bengaluru airport from Dubai said, "I had booked a flight for March 2, but it got canceled due to this situation. Later we got a seat in the Emirates flight. The situation there is absolutely normal. Everyone is fine and tourists are also happily visiting Dubai."
#WATCH | Karnataka: A passenger who arrived at Bengaluru airport from Dubai says, “I had booked a flight for March 2, but it got canceled due to this situation. But later we got seats on Emirates. The situation is quite normal…everyone is fine, and all the tourists are happily pic.twitter.com/C3JoHndrXF
— ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2026
A passenger who reached Bengaluru airport from Dubai said, Dubai is absolutely safe and the government there is taking care of everyone. There is nothing to worry about.
A passenger who reached Pune airport from Dubai said, it feels great to be back home. The situation there is quite tense and many flights are being cancelled. I was trying to book a flight for the last one week. The Indian Embassy and the Government of India are very helpful and active, trying to evacuate all Indian citizens safely.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: A passenger, who arrived at Pune Airport from Dubai, says, “I feel great to be back home…The situation is very tense there and many flights are getting cancelled…I have been trying to book a flight for a week…The embassy and the Indian government are pic.twitter.com/3wGjUVA9JR
— ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2026
A passenger who reached Pune airport from Dubai said, it feels great to be back. The government there kept everyone safe and asked them to remain alert. Although the situation there was tense.
Giving an update on the situation in West Asia and the Gulf region, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday said that between March 1 and 7, 2026, more than 52,000 Indians have returned safely to India from the Gulf countries. Of these, 32,107 have returned through Indian airlines, while the rest have returned through foreign commercial flights and non-scheduled flights. The ministry said that separate options are being explored to evacuate people from areas where there is no air service.
