The Gulf Air flight to Manchester Airport is thought to have suffered a technical fault on Sunday (December 1)
A flight to Manchester was forced to make an 'emergency' diversion in the Middle East on Sunday . The Gulf Air flight, from Bahrain to Manchester Airport made the sudden landing in Kuwait City around an hour after take off in the early hours of the morning.
Flight paths show how the aircraft took off shortly after 2am before landing in Kuwait City an hour later. The Embassy of India said a flight for 'stranded' passengers had been rebooked for Monday - around 24 hours after the emergency diversion. Other videos posted on X, formerly Twitter, appeared to show a number of passengers stuck in the terminal, with many claiming that Indian passengers were stranded in the airport due to not being eligible for a Visa on Arrival and could not be put up in a hotel due to the Gulf Cooperation Council summit.
"Efforts are being made accommodate passengers in airport hotel which is currently unavailable due to ongoing GCC Summit. It may be noted that Indian nationals do not fall under Visa on arrival facility in Kuwait. All government offices are closed today due to GCC Summit being hosted by Kuwait.
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