Esha Gupta returns to India after getting stranded in Abu Dhabi amid war

Bollywood actress Esha Gupta who was stranded in Abu Dhabi amid the IranIsrael war has safely returned to India The actress shared the update on Tuesday morning She also detailed how the United Arab Emirates UAE handled the situation with calmness and ensured the safety of the people in the country She took to her social media handle to express gratitude to the UAE authorities and the Indian government for ensuring the safety of passengersEsha Gupta returns home Esha took to Instagram where she wrote a long note sharing her experience She wrote ldquoBack 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 saferdquoThe actress revealed that the situation unfolded on the afternoon of the 28th while she was at the airport and news of Iran launching missiles on US airbase in West Asia surfaced 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 homerdquo she wroteEsha said she witnessed firsthand the resilience of the UAE while she was at the Abu Dhabi International Airport ldquoThe ground staff and airport security immediately lunged to action and stayed calm throughout even though we were all in this situation together I hadnt 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 nightrdquo she saidView this post on InstagramA post shared by Esha Gupta eguptaHow UAE ensured safety of all passengersEsha Gupta added that she returned to her hotel as she had not yet checked in for her flight Later at the hotel she heard accounts from fellow passengers about the arrangements made for those stranded at the airportldquoFirst they gave all the passengers possible cash for food at the airport Ofcourse 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 islandrdquoAccording to her the government had already directed hotels to provide stay and food even before the news was widely reportedShe added ldquoAgain this didnot 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 themrdquoEsha also praised hotel staff and essential service providers for continuing their duties amid uncertaintyldquoThe hotels management I saw in the same clothes as last night still working still active and taking care of everything answering to the questions what they were unaware of as well to the best of their abilityrdquoldquoThe delivery menCareem were still out there delivering There was no shortage of any service anywhere The lobby was full of people including us due to the security alert scared but no chaos The hotel security kept reassuring everyonerdquoldquoNot 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 mailmessages for rebooking or refundsrdquoldquoWe 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 afternoonrdquoldquoThe airport was not fully functional yet the staff was ready to help in every way to answers even they didnot know yetrdquoConcluding her note Esha expressed appreciation for coordinated efforts by authoritiesldquoAll 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 specialrdquo she saidShe also thanked the Indian government and the UAE leadership for working together to ensure the safe return of citizens