A Dubai-based businessman opened the doors of his farmhouse to about 300 tourists who could not leave the UAE after their flights were halted due to the regional conflict.
Dhiraj Jain, 41, from India, sent out a message on several community groups when Iran began its attacks on February 28, offering his 11-bedroom holiday home in Ajman to people stranded after airspace was shut.
His message was received by the Indian consulate, which shared the details with tourists who were unable to return to India and in need of accommodation.
“We thought maybe 100 people would come. I had made arrangements for that many but, at one point, we had 260 people in our Ajman farmhouse,” Mr Jain, a venture capitalist and real estate developer, told The National.
“We ordered more mattresses, blankets and made arrangements for food to be cooked three times a day.”
As of March 7, the UAE’s defences had dealt with more than 200 Iranian ballistic missiles, eight cruise missiles and 1,100 drones. The attacks killed three people and wounded 112.
Tourists and passengers stranded in the UAE as airports close will have their accommodation costs cover
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