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HYDERABAD
As galore arsenic 60 Telugu tourists from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh stranded successful Bahrain since February 28 person been airlifted from Dammam (Saudi Arabia) to Kochi connected Wednesday (March 11, 2026).
A peculiar formation operated by Gulf Air near Dammam airdrome astatine 9.30 section clip and arrived astatine Kochi International Airport astatine 4.50 am.
“Thanks to the inaugural of the Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Ramamohan Naidu, a peculiar formation was arranged by Gulf Air. The Telugu expats successful Manama (Bahrain)coordinated and ensured that we each were evacuated from Manama and operator to Dammam,” Mr. Goneh Solomon Raj, a tourer from Hyderabad, who reached retired to the Indian Government soon aft the warfare broke retired told The Hindu this greeting aft arriving successful Kochi.
The peculiar formation had 140 passengers from antithetic parts of the country, helium said adding that much people, who are stuck successful Manama and different parts of Bahrain were being evacuated successful phased manner. He said galore of the Telugu-speaking tourists hailed from places similar Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Suryapet and respective towns of Andhra Pradesh.
“We are grateful to the Indian Government officials and adjacent 2 days agone an Officer connected Special Duty successful the Defence Minister’s bureau contacted america arsenic they continuously coordinated with the stranded tourists and repeatedly reassured them that they would beryllium safely moved to Dammam for onward journey,” Mr. Solomon Raj added.
Other tourists said the past 3 days were truly frightening arsenic the strength of attacks by Iran connected Bahrain had gone up. “We were truly frightened astir our information arsenic the missiles started landing successful residential areas and connected 2 hotels also,” a tourer from Hyderabad, who did not privation to beryllium identified remarked.
What should person been a memorable vacation for respective tourists to Bahrain successful the past week of February turned into a nightmare arsenic the US-Israel onslaught connected Iran wholly unopen the aerial abstraction successful West Asia. Thousands of Indians were stranded successful the Gulf countries with flights coming to a grinding halt.
Mr. Solomon Raj said they had made their ain arrangements for onward travel to Hyderabad. “Eighteen radical are present travelling to Hyderabad successful antithetic airlines to scope their respective destinations,” helium said.
Interestingly, the Embassy of India successful Bahrain enactment retired an advisory connected Tuesday (March 10, 2026) saying the Embassy is not connected with arrangements by concern groups of transport arrangements to neighbouring countries from Bahrain by backstage parties.
