Thiruvananthapuram: Air India flight from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram is delayed indefinitely, leaving passengers stranded. Air India flight IX 544, which was scheduled to depart at 9 pm last night, has not yet taken off. Passengers were at the airport all night last night. About 150 passengers including women and children were distressed due to the delay of the flight.
Air India explained that the flight was delayed due to a technical fault. Officials informed that the flight will depart at 1 pm after the fault is rectified.
The Air India flight which departed from Karipur at 9:45 yesterday for Dammam had to make an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport at 12:15 due to a technical problem. The plane continued its journey to Dammam five hours after the fault was fixed.
