HYDERABAD: A group of 10 Canada-bound passengers from India, transiting through Abu Dhabi, were left stranded for hours at the UAE airport after they tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival — hours before their connecting flight. As per rule, the passengers — four from Hyderabad and six from Delhi and Ahmedabad — will now be allowed to continue their onward journey only after they test negative.
Incidentally, all the flyers were carrying a negative RT-PCR report, procured before boarding their Etihad flight from India.
The matter came to light on Friday when the passengers took to social media to reach out to Indian authorities seeking help.
Speaking to TOI from the airport, a flyer from Hyderabad said that they reached Abu Dhabi on January 20 and underwent the Covid-19 test mandatory for all flyers with connecting flights.
“I was shocked when the test results came in. Since then, it has been a harrowing experience,” said Ujwal Gollapudi, who was returning to Toronto after his Sankranti holiday.
