First of two flights, arranged by Shinde to ferry tourists from Maharashtra stranded in UAE, lands in Mumbai

The first of the two flights, arranged by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to ferry tourists from Maharashtra stranded in the UAE due to the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, landed in Mumbai on Tuesday (March 3, 2026) night with around 70 passengers on board, Shiv Sena MLAs said.

The Shiv Sena, headed by Shinde, had deputed three of its MLAs, Murji Patel, Dilip Lande and Mangesh Kudalkar, to receive the passengers on their arrival from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is caught up in the West Asian conflict triggered by the U.S.-Israel airstrikes on Iran over the weekend and subsequent retaliatory attacks by the Islamic Republic.