Yen Kwok, 35, a construction consultant, began a trip to Dubai with round-trip tickets on the carrier Emirates, from February 20 to March 1, with her husband.

But like many other travellers, they were forced to extend their stay after tens of thousands of flights were disrupted in the Gulf region following the launch of the US-Israel military operations against Iran on February 28.

As of Monday, the Immigration Department had received about 830 inquiries from Hongkongers in the region. Nearly 420 had safely left, while the rest reported being in secure locations.

Kwok initially managed to secure two one-way tickets with Emirates back to Hong Kong for March 4, but she said she cancelled them by mistake through mental fatigue by filling in an airline form incorrectly.