Transit passengers of Jazeera Airways identified

Dubai: The two Delhi-bound passengers of Jazeera Airways who disembarked from their aircraft while in transit at the Dubai International Airport (DIA) on Friday night were found and identified by airport immigration officials at 11am on Saturday, according to an airline spokesperson.
Fawaz Al-Sirri, Jazeera Airways’ communications and image manager, said that as per the report forwarded to them by Dubai airport officials, the two Indian passengers have been identified. Their passports were also returned to them.
It was not clear, however, if the passengers boarded another Jazeera Airways flight bound for Delhi, as their names did not appear on the airline’s passenger manifest following the incident, or if they bought new tickets from another carrier.
He added that both passengers approached the Jazeera Airways’ gate at the DIA to report that they have missed their flight. It was then that the airport officials came to know of the passengers’ whereabouts.
Al-Sirri also mentioned that prior to landing at the DIA, Jazeera Airways cabin crew announced that passengers who were bound for Dubai can disembark from the aircraft while those bound for New Delhi would have to remain onboard.
06/08/07 Criselda E. Diala/Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates

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