A Gulf Air flight carrying Indian passengers stranded in Kuwait for 13 hours departed for Manchester on Monday. Stranded passengers accused the airline of neglect, alleging a lack of food and assistance.

Passengers flying from Mumbai to Manchester said they were left stranded at Kuwait airport for more than 13 hours, Indian fliers, as well as those from Pakistan and other southeast Asia, have claimed not receiving any assistance, unlike their counterparts from the European Union, UK and US.

The Gulf Air flight GF5, traveling from Bahrain to Manchester, was diverted to Kuwait due to a technical issue. The flight, which departed Bahrain at 2:05 AM local time on December 1, was forced to land in Kuwait at 4:01 AM,

A Gulf Air flight from Mumbai to Manchester carrying stranded Indian passengers among others, finally departed at 4:34 am on Monday, the Embassy of India in Kuwait stated.

According to the Embassy in Kuwait, the flight departed from Kuwait International Airport at 4.30 AM local time. The embassy confirmed the news on X (formerly Twitter).

The passengers were travelling in a Gulf Air flight which was diverted to Kuwait, where they were left stranded for 13 hours. They were able to depart only after the Indian Embassy intervened

A Gulf Air flight carrying Indian passengers stranded in Kuwait for over 13 hours departed for Manchester on Monday. Stranded passengers accused the airline of neglect, alleging a lack of food and assistance.

Indian passengers flying from Mumbai to Manchester were left stranded at Kuwait Airport for 13 hours after their Gulf Air flight was diverted.