Indian woman stranded at Frankfurt International Airport appealed to authorities

An Abu Dhabi-based Indian woman, stranded at Frankfurt International Airport for close to four days, has appealed to authorities to let her back into the UAE. Priya Mehta, an advertising professional, travelled from San Francisco International Airport (US) to Frankfurt (Germany) to catch a connecting flight to Dubai on July 4. However, she was not allowed to board her flight from Frankfurt as she did not have the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) approvals. "I was led to believe by the airlines - Lufthansa and United Airlines - that I do not need the ICA approvals anymore, especially since I have a residence visa," Priya told Khaleej Times over the phone from Frankfurt. She said she got the boarding passes for both destinations - Dubai and Frankfurt - from San Francisco. (IANS)

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