Dubai, Mar 21 (IANS): A Dubai-based Indian teen who had been stranded at Frankfurt Airport in Germany for over 24 hours, was finally returning home in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), her parents have confirmed.

Indian expats and long-time Dubai residents Arshad and Urvi Zaheer said their daughter Miha Zaheer, 18, a first-year student at University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, will board a flight from Frankfurt to Dubai, they told Gulf News on Friday.

Gulf News had earlier reported Miha was stranded at Frankfurt Airport after she was not allowed to take the connecting flight to Dubai due to entry restrictions in the UAE.

"We got a call from a UAE-based airlines in Frankfurt that our daughter Miha has been accepted on the flight and they are bringing her to Dubai," said the parents.

"We sincerely thank the airline, the UAE authorities and the Consulate General of India in Dubai and Frankfurt for patiently hearing us out and helping us in these very helpless and challenging times."

Miha had to travel to Dubai after her university was locked down as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus and all students were asked to return to their respective homes.

Her parents further told Gulf News that they "did not mind putting her under strict quarantine once she arrives" in Dubai.

This development comes as the UAE has reported a total of 140 confirmed coronavirus cases with two deaths.