Restaurateurs Sid and Chand Sahrawat are in Dubai on business. File photo.
Photo: Babiche Martens
A prominent Auckland couple is trapped in Dubai after airspace closures and reported strikes across the city.
Restaurateurs Sid and Chand Sahrawat are in Dubai on business, and were due to fly out on Monday to begin a culinary tour in India.
Chand Sahrawat said they received a text alert just after midnight and heard explosions soon afterwards.
“We heard a couple of booms,” she said.
“And we’ve just woken up to news that the airport has been hit and the Burj Al Arab has also been hit.”
Sid Sahrawat said one hotel in the city had reportedly taken a hit earlier, which he…