THRISSUR: Even though the Indians stranded at Kuala Lumpur airport are feeling relieved by the assurance of the External Affairs Minister S Jaisankar to permit them to be flown back to India, their return journey is getting delayed as the airline is still waiting for official communication.The 250-odd including 200-odd medical students from Philippines are remaining stranded at Kuala Lumpur airport from Tuesday morning following the abrupt ban imposed by the Central government on flights from Malaysia.The External Affairs Minister in a tweet had said on late Tuesday ``Appreciate the difficult situation of Indian students and other passengers waiting in transit at Kuala Lumpur airport. We have now approved Air Asia flights for you to Delhi and Vizag.’’However talking to TOI here from Kuala Lumpur airport over phone, some of the stranded students from Kerala said the Air Asia officials have informed them that they have received only oral communication and are awaiting an official communication.``They have asked us to wait till official communication is received. May be this will work out by noon,’’ Arya Suresh from Attingal in Thiruvananthapuram , told TOI.She said the students were not aware of the India government’s ban on flights from Malaysia when they boarded the Manila-Malaysia-Kochi flight at 12.55 pm (local time) on Tuesday. ``We were told about this only when we reached the Kuala Lumpur airport at 4.55 pm,’’ Arya said.Akhil Sajeed Muhammed, another student from Sasthamkotta in Kollam , said an official at the airport, apparently from Air Asia, had collected the passports and boarding passes of all the stranded Indians.They said the airline officials had supplied food for them on Tuesday night.There are five students from Kerala among those stranded, while the rest are from other states like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Punjab . They said their College of Medicine affiliated to the University of Perpetual Help at Manila has been closed from March 13 to April 14 in the backdrop of the Covid 19 outbreak.The students pleaded for urgent help from the state and Central governments for their early return to India.