“Moments like these remind you the way fragile regular life actually is. Praying for security and peace for everybody affected,” mentioned PV Sindhu. File
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Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu was on Saturday (February 28, 2026) left stranded at Dubai airport en path to the distinguished All England Open badminton match, after flight operations have been suspended owing to escalation of tensions within the West Asia.
The match is scheduled to start out from subsequent Tuesday (March 3, 2026).
Sindhu took to Instagram and posted a video displaying a crowded airport with a caption: “All flights suspended till additional discover.” Later, the Indian famous person shuttler mentioned she was secure however caught together with her workforce. She added that the velocity at which the tensions have escalated is “terrifying”.
“It’s exhausting to course of what’s unfolding proper now. Listening to the interceptions overhead and seeing how rapidly all the things has escalated is actually terrifying,” Sindhu wrote on ‘X’.
“So many disturbing movies are coming to gentle, and that is sadly the fact of what’s occurring. Dubai is a metropolis I deeply love, a spot that has at all times felt secure and lively, which makes this second even tougher to grasp.
“To everybody who has been messaging and checking in, thanks, it really means lots. I’m secure proper now, caught right here with my workforce, and we’re doing okay because the scenario across the conflict with Iran continues to evolve,” she added.
Sindhu mentioned that airports are chaotic with many households “stranded and ready”.
“Airports are chaotic, with many households stranded and ready, all of us simply hoping we get previous this quickly. I’m positive the authorities are doing all the things of their energy, and like everybody right here, we’re holding on to persistence and hope,” she wrote.
“Moments like these remind you the way fragile regular life actually is. Praying for security and peace for everybody affected.” The U.S. and Israel launched a serious offensive on Iran on Saturday.
The army strikes have led to a closure of air area within the Gulf area and prompted disruption to a number of flights, together with Emirates and Air India.
Air India cancelled all its flight to and from the Gulf area, primarily to Abu Dhabi, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Muscat, Riyadh, and Tel Aviv, Israel, the airline mentioned in a press release posted on ‘X’.
The Dubai airport too suspended all operations indefinitely attributable to airspace closures following missile strikes involving the U.S., Israel and Iran.
Printed – March 01, 2026 06:19 am IST