Abu Dhabi Flight Lands in Delhi Amid US-Iran Conflict, Families Reunited

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A dramatic scene unfolded at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday evening as an Etihad Airways flight carrying 310 stranded passengers from Abu Dhabi landed safely at 8:30 pm. The flight, one of the few to take off from Abu Dhabi on Monday, brought relief to families who had been anxiously waiting for their loved ones to return after Iran launched a series of missile and drone strikes on Gulf countries in response to US-Israeli missile strikes. For families like Vinod Sharma, who had been tracking his son's flight from Manchester, the wait was agonizing. 'We were extremely scared as he had told us that he could hear and see missiles being intercepted above his hotel,' Sharma said, relieved to see his son safe. Other passengers, including Danishta Perween, who was reunited with her daughter, a crew member, on her birthday, shared similar stories of fear and anxiety. Despite the ongoing conflict, authorities at Abu Dhabi airport ensured the comfort and safety of stranded passengers, including Shashi Parma, who was returning with her son and daughter-in-law. 'We had no idea what would happen to us, and were worried that we would get stuck there for very long,' Parma said, wiping away tears. The passengers credited the authorities for their efforts to keep them calm and comfortable during the crisis. With the flight's safe landing, families like Anjana Gupta, whose son and daughter-in-law were finally back, could breathe a sigh of relief. 'Over the past two days, they would send us videos of blasts in the sky and their hotel windows shaking, which would make us really scared,' Gupta said. The reunion at the airport was an emotional one, with hugs and tears of joy marking the return of loved ones.