India, June 24 -- The tensions between Israel and Iran have been getting out of control, and Viineet Kumar Siingh experienced it first hand on Monday. All set to take a flight back home to Mumbai from Dubai, he learnt that the UAE airspace had been closed. He took to his Instagram Stories to share an update, "9:23pm Dubai Time. Immigration Done. Waiting at the gate for my flight. Fingers crossed."

Talking to HT City exclusively, he reveals how everything unfolded, "I was at the airport, when I suddenly started getting calls and messages. Upon checking, I found that the UAE airspace had been closed due to the situation. There was no activity for some time despite it being a 9:40pm take-off, so I had already understood something is up. But...