Hundreds of foreigners stranded in Phuket baca use of a storm thousands of kilometers away wait for news yesterday on when they can leave. They were scheduled to fly from Phuket to Abu Dhabi on etihad airways over the weekend but were unable to do so as a massive sandstorm forced the temporary closure of Abu Dhabi airport . Etihad issued a statement that it was dispatching two relief aircraft to Bangkok and Phuket to assist the affected passengers and was booking some on other airlines.