Passengers left stranded as IA's Mumbai flight cancelled

Dubai: Several Indian airlines passengers scheduled to fly on IA-684 from here to Mumbai on Friday, July 20, were stranded for a while at Dubai International Airport as their flight was initially delayed by about an hour and a half and later cancelled.
The IA flight was scheduled to leave at 11:15 pm. But it was delayed till 12:30 am and later cancelled. However, about 40 passengers agreed to go to Mumbai via Delhi on another flight while over a dozen were sent directly to Hyderabad. The rest of the 29 passengers were provided accommodation for the night in Dubai by the airline.
Local Indian airlines officials confirmed the flight delay and cancellation, saying it was due to a "technical snag" in the aircraft at Chatrapati Shivaji Airport in Mumbai.
22/07/07 Nida Unas/Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates

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