Flight to Manchester makes 'emergency' diversion in Middle East as passengers 'stranded'

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A flight to Manchester was forced to make an 'emergency' diversion in the Middle East on Sunday (December 1). 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.

Videos shared to social media appeared to show emergency crews meeting the aircraft after landing. There are reports of an engine fault and fire on board being the reason for the landing, but this is yet to be confirmed by the airline.

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 (December 2) - around 24 hours after the emergency diversion. READ MORE Dad, 27, who vanished a week ago feared to have entered river during Storm Bert before sliders found 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 (VoA) and could not be put up in a hotel due to the Gulf Cooperation Council summit.

The Embassy of India said in a post on X: "[The] embassy had immediately taken up the matter with Gulf Air in Kuwait. A team from Embassy is at the airport to assist the passengers and coordinate with the airline.