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Dubai businessman Younus Hassan meets his family at Dubai International Airport on their return from India. His wife Hafsa Younus, left, and children Mohammad Hani Hamdan, Mohammad Hilal, Nihala and Nujum were able to travel back to the UAE because they have 10-year golden UAE residency visas and are exempt from the travel restrictions. Courtesy: All photos by Younus Hassan
Dubai businessman Younus Hassan meets his family at Dubai International Airport on their return from India. His wife Hafsa Younus, left, and children Mohammad Hani Hamdan, Mohammad Hilal, Nihala and Nujum were able to travel back to the UAE because they have 10-year golden UAE residency visas and are exempt from the travel restrictions. Courtesy: All photos by Younus Hassan
The five members of the Dubai family were among just nine passengers on board a 360-seat Emirates jet on a flight from Kochi, Kerala, to Dubai, amid the suspension of regular commercial travel from India due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The five members of the Dubai family were among just nine passengers on board a 360-seat Emirates jet on a flight from Kochi, Kerala, to Dubai, amid the suspension of regular commercial travel from India due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The family bought economy tickets but were allowed to sit in business class, where they were each assigned a cabin crew member to look after them.
The family bought economy tickets but were allowed to sit in business class, where they were each assigned a cabin crew member to look after them.