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Dubai Businessman Opens Ajman Farmhouse to Hundreds of Stranded Tourists

Limited flight resumptions are now enabling departures after days of free lodging, meals, health checks, counseling.

Overview

  • Dhiraj Jain, 41, offered his 11-bedroom Ajman property after Iran’s February 28 attacks shut airspace and halted flights.
  • At the peak, about 260 people stayed on-site, with roughly 300 accommodated in total since the shutdown.
  • Organizers set up tents, portable toilets and large halls with free meals, mattresses, transport, basic medical checks and counseling.
  • The Indian consulate circulated the shelter details as community groups coordinated assistance and praised the effort.
  • With limited commercial services and repatriations restarting, most guests have left, with about 80 reported remaining on March 7; UAE authorities pledged hotel coverage for stranded travelers and waived visa overstay fines.