Gulf Air GF5 had taken off from Bahrain at 2.05 am on Sunday, with a planned landing in Manchester after 7.5 hours. However, a technical issue forced it to land at Kuwait at 4.01 am (all times local).

What has added to the stranded Indians’ woes is that a meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Kuwait has meant that the airport hotel is not available. The embassy has managed to put them ...