Saturday, December 26, 2020
Stranded Indian expats stuck in UAE gets free Accommodation and Food
Indian expatriates from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, who are currently stuck and stranded in United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to Covid-19 pandemic-induced travel restrictions, are set to get free accommodation and food reports media.
According to Gulf news, around 300 expats and mostly from Kerala, took an indirect flight route of flying via the UAE to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait since there were no direct flights from India.
- The report says they were caught off guard with the news about flight suspensions in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, after completing a 14-day mandatory quarantine in the UAE. See Also : Abu Dhabi adds Saudi Arabia in its Green list for travel procedures
- Dubai Markaz Centre’s volunteers’ wing Indian Cultural Foundation (ICF) tied up with construction firm Aasa Group to arrange the free accommodation and food for all of them.
- One of the stranded expats, Mohammed Musthafa said, We are 4 people working in the same restaurant. We spent around Rupees 70,000 for the ‘quarantine package’ in the UAE which includes everything for our 14-day quarantine here before flying to Kuwait. Read : Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia suspends international flights for one week
- While another expat Sreejith. K, who works in the same establishment as Musthafa, said: “We did the Corona test on December 21 and the travel agency sent a vehicle to transport us from the Ajman hotel to the airport on December 22. That is when the news broke that flights have been suspended.”
