Esha Gupta recounts her ordeal as she returns to India after being stuck in Abu Dhabi: 'Passengers were given'

Esha Gupta, stuck in Abu Dhabi amid the US-Iran conflict, has safely returned to India. She shared the update on Instagram, thanking the UAE government, airlines, and hotel staff for their support during her stay.

Esha pens a note post returning back from Dubai

She shared a note which read, "Back home. Thank you all for your prayers and wishes. It was very tough to be in the situation that we all were. Truly gods blessing to safe! It started when I was at the airport on the 28th(Sunday). By 1pm the airport was closed, chaos all around as none of us knew what happened. Then the news started coming of the missile attack and no one knew what the next minute held for us. Strangers consoling each other, all calling their families back home (sic)."

The actress further wrote, "Here, I would like to mention, that what I saw was strength of a country which is UAE. We were at the Abu Dhabi airport. The ground staff and airport security immediately lunged to action and stayed calm throughout even though we were all in this situation together. I hadn't checked in myself by then so I took a turn and left back to my hotel in Abu Dhabi. Following are the stories that we heard first hand from the people we met later in our hotel that night (sic)."

Esha Gupta praises efforts of UAE airport staff

She revealed that the passengers were given cash for food at the airport. "Of course everyone had to wait to get their luggage and for the authorities to sort things. But after few hours, each and every passenger had to be in a cue and they were all given accommodation at all the available hotels in Abu Dhabi. By 9pm that night, they had buses ready for transfers to different hotels across the city and island. The government before it was out in media had ordered all the hotels to provide for stay and food to the stranded passengers. Again, this did not mean that they had strangers stuck in rooms, but they made sure only families or friends were together. We all were getting notifications alarms on our phones by the MOI of UAE to seek shelter. We also were getting reassurance alerts when situation seemed calm to them," she explained.

Esha Gupta praised the hotel staff and management for their tireless efforts in taking care of stranded passengers, including herself, despite the challenging situation in Abu Dhabi. She appreciated their patience and dedication to ensuring everyone's safety and comfort. "Not once did we see the people, all scared internally but no one created stress, we all were in this together. Etihad had sent us all mail/messages for rebooking or refunds. We kept calling the airline in the hope to be on the next flight home, did not ‹matter the city till we can land back in our own country. The ground staff on calls of the said airline were the most helpful and again, very calm, we had reached the airport much before so were lucky enough to be on the first commercial flight of Etihad which flew to Delhi yesterday afternoon," she wrote.

Esha Gupta praised the UAE airport staff for remaining calm and proactive despite the challenging situation, helping passengers with whatever they could. She lauded the UAE government's swift and decisive actions to ensure everyone's safety, saying, "All this shows just the backbone of a country and its strength, they took action when needed, no blaming anyone, just strong decisions. Thank you to everyone who helped and are helping people of the world to get back to their home. Your country is truly special."

Esha also thanked the Indian government for their support, adding, "Thank you for our government for providing its citizens with reassurance and working towards getting us all back. Thank you to uae government in working in solidarity with every country for the citizens of the world! Radhe Radhe."