PV Sindhu, en route to All England Championship, stranded in Dubai as busiest airport shuts after Iranian attack

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindh is stranded at Dubai airport after flight operations were suspended due to escalating tensions between Iran and United States-Israel. The development came in after the Indian shuttler shared a video of a chaotic Dubai airport on her Instagram story.

Sindhu was on her way to Birmingham to compete in the prestigious All England Open 2026, which starts from March 3. Dubai, which is the world's busiest airport, was Sindhu's connecting point to United Kingdom.

“All flights suspended until further notice,” captioned Sindhu on her video. According to a The Indian Express report, Sindhu was scheduled to take an Emirates Airlines flight to Birmingham from Dubai. The 30-year-old is travelling with her personal team, comprising a physio, Indonesian coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama, and a strength and conditioning coach.

Meanwhile, the Indian men's double pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have safely landed in Birmingham. Chirag took to Instagram to and posted “Safely landed in Birmingham before the USA struck Iran.” Indian badminton doubles coach Tan Kim Her, along with shuttler Dhruv Kapila were also seen in the post.

Sindhu, who is yet to win a All England title, enters the tournament unseeded. She will start her campaign in women's singles against Supanida Katethong of Thailand in the first round.