Turkish president says the move is also aimed at increasing the amount of humanitarian aid entering Gaza
Zubia Basit, a Pakistani expat in Sharjah, is currently stranded in Karachi as she was turned away from entering the airport.
Her Air Arabia flight was at 2pm (Karachi time) and she waited for nearly two hours outside of the airport, until she was asked to leave.
"My husband and son are waiting for me in Sharjah. My son's birthday is coming up and we have an entire party planned. My party planner is also waiting for me. It's going to be terrible is his own mother misses his birthday. I hope things get resolved soon and we can catch a flight," Basit told Khaleej Times.
One more Pakistani expat, Aaisha Sohail's, mother-in-law is meant to be travelling back to Islamabad early tomorrow morning as her visit visa is expiring on March 1.
"She's been here on a visit visa for three months. It's expiring, she needs to travel before it expires and we had scheduled the flight accordingly. If she's not able to travel, it'll be a major problem," Sohail said. "I'm waiting for more updates, hopefully, the airspace will be open by then."
Another expat was meant to travel from Abu Dhabi to Pakistan on a 2pm flight today. She said: "I mean it's upsetting because there's uncertainty but we're trying to be positive and hope that the flight won't get delayed for long."
Sadaf Rajput was flying from Karachi to the UAE on a 4.10pm flight (Karach time), however, was also turned away. Emirates flights cancelled
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- Dubai Airports (@DubaiAirports) February 27, 2019Abu Dhabi, Al Ain airports suspend flights
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