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4 Continents in 62 Hours: How One American Got Out of Qatar - The New York Times

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Dr. Jay Miller was on his way home from India when the Israeli-U.S. attack on Iran stranded him in Doha, Qatar. With flying out of Gulf airports all but impossible, he traveled nine hours by car to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to board a plane. We followed his 62-hour journey home through photos, videos, texts, interviews and voice memos ... ... all the way from Qatar to New Orleans, by way of Ethiopia, Rome and Chicago. Supported by When conflict broke out in the Middle East, thousands of travelers were stranded. We followed a New Orleans doctor on his epic journey to get home. By Christine Chung Christine Chung communicated with Dr. Jay Miller on every leg of his odyssey home from Qatar. Dr. Jay Miller’s once-in-a-lifetime family vacation to India took an unexpected twist on Feb. 28 when his Qatar Airways flight to Dallas made a U-turn about an hour after taking off from Doha, Qatar. Israel and the United States had attacked Iran, which was launching rockets and drones in retaliation. Count

Dr. Jay Miller was on his way home from India when the Israeli-U.S. attack on Iran stranded him in Doha, Qatar. With flying out of Gulf airports all but impossible, he traveled nine hours by car to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to board a plane. We followed his 62-hour journey home through photos, videos, texts, interviews and voice memos ... ... all the way from Qatar to New Orleans, by way of Ethiopia, Rome and Chicago. Supported by When conflict broke out in the Middle East, thousands of travelers were stranded. We followed a New Orleans doctor on his epic journey to get home. By Christine Chung Ch

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