(Image source from: Indian man stranded in UAE airport for 5 days )

Little did Mohammed Ali know that forgeting his passport behind in the plane would see him stranded in the connecting airport for five days. The Indian man from Kerala had to wait for five days at Abu Dhabi airport before an Emergency Certificate was issued to him by the Indian Embassy.

On March 6, Mohammed Ali had a flight from Calicut to Riyadh via Abu Dhabi. The flight was delayed due to fog and reached Abu Dhabi airport after the scheduled time.

When they reached Abu Dhabi airport, Riyadh-bound passengers were told to board a connecting flight. But after waiting for some time in the connecting aircraft, they were asked to deboard again for unknown reasons.

When they deboarded again, Ali realised that he had left his passport on the seat of the plane in an envelope. But he could not retrieve his passport as security rules prevent passengers to board the plane again.

Ali needed an emergency certificate, which was issued after five days after the Abu Dhabi Police and his friends in Riyadh informed the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi about his plight.

(AW: Pratima Tigga)