mobanmarketDubai: An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Mangalore in south Indian state of Karnataka was delayed for nearly 15 hours due to a technical snag.
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A total of 186 passengers of IX814 were to depart at 11:40pm on Saturday night. However, the flight took off at 2:10pm on Sunday.
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An airline spokesperson told Gulf News that the delay was caused due to a technical snag that required repairs for which a team had to come from India.
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“We provided hotel accommodation to about 80 passengers and also accommodated a couple of passengers with emergency issues like deaths in the family on other flights.”
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He said taxi fare was also offered to passengers who opted to go back home, which some passengers availed of.
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Prior to boarding around 1.20pm, passenger Sumith. V said he was stranded in the terminal two of the airport as he was leaving Dubai after cancelling his visa.
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