03 March,2026 04:44 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Vishakha Subhedar with son
Amid the ongoing unrest in East Asia, Marathi actress Vishakha Subhedar, on Tuesday, shared a video on Instagram making an emotional appeal to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She revealed that her son was travelling to London, and got down at Kuwait for a layover, but is now stuck there due to the ongoing situation.
In the video, Vishakha can be seen crying and requesting Maharashtra's Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help her to get her son back to India.
She captioned the post in Marathi, "Please help me. My son Abhinay is stuck in Kuwait. IndiaGovernment NarendraModi DevendraFadnavis Devendra Fadnavis Saheb, Eknath Shinde Saheb, Raj Saheb. Please help."
In the video, she revealed that due to flights being cancelled, her son has been stuck in Kuwait for the past four days, and the situation there is quite serious. She added that the airline has currently given him accommodation at a hotel.
She also requested that there should be an arrangement be made to get her son back to India just like how people from Dubai were brought back. She added that, like her, many families are waiting for their loved ones to come back.
Passengers across India faced major inconvenience due to flight disruptions and cancellations following the US-Israel attack on Iran. In Maharashtra, travellers complained of long waiting hours and cancelled flights.
Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport saw nearly 98 flights cancelled as airlines pulled services over safety fears.
Meanwhile, Chandigarh airport authorities confirmed disruptions in air traffic management. On Saturday, only one Dubai-bound departure was cancelled, but on Sunday, both arrival and departure flights to Dubai have been affected.
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport also saw a significant impact, with 17 arrival flights and as many departure flights cancelled, leaving many passengers stranded.
The cancellations are part of a broader regional disruption triggered by a joint US-Israel attack on Iran, which led to retaliatory strikes by Tehran on Israeli and US military bases across several Gulf nations, forcing multiple countries in the region to close their airspace and halt civilian air traffic.
The widespread cancellations left many passengers stranded, creating overcrowding in terminals as travellers awaited further updates. Authorities continue to monitor the situation closely and advise passengers to check flight schedules before heading to airports.
(With inputs from IANS)
