Passengers agitate after Emirates flight delayed

Chennai, Mar 12 (UNI) Passengers of the Dubai bound Chennai-Dubai Emirates flight agitated over the indefenite delay in the departure of the flight at Anna International Airport this morning.

Airport sources said the flight, with 243 passengers, was scheduled to leave for Dubai at 0940 hrs. However, it did not take off till noon even after all the passengers had boarded the plane, provoking the passengers to agitate.

Later, the pilots announced that the delay was due to the ongoing repairs and maintenance works at the Dubai Airport runway, making flight operations impossible for the day.

The passengers were shifted to various hotels in the city.

The flight is now rescheduled to leave for Dubai at 2330 hrs, the sources added.

UNI