Dubai: Six Indian passengers are roughing it out at Dubai aiports for the past four days after they weren’t allowed to board their connecting flight to their home country over coronavirus fears.

The men flew into Dubai from various European countries on March 18. They were supposed to take the Emirates EK 510 flight to New Delhi later that evening. However, they couldn’t get onto the plane as the same day India imposed a ban on all passengers arrving from Europe.

Since then, the men are stranded at Terminal 3 of Dubai Aiport. “We don’t know what to do. We have been sleeping on airport benches for three nights now. I don’t know how long this stalemate will continue. Initially there were seven of us but one of the passengers flew back to France on Sunday as he was tired of waiting,” said Deepak Gupta from Delhi who flew in from Bupadest on March 18.

Another passenger, Ajmer Singh from Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, said he’s on the edge of a nervous breakdown. “Our situation is really bad and it doesn’t look like improving any time soon. Our families are worried about us. I am desperate to go home,” he said.

The passengers said they have contacted the Indian consultate for help several times but haven’t heard back from them.