Cancellation of flight leaves passengers high and dry

Thiruvananthapuram: Passengers of a New Delhi-bound Indian flight had a harrowing time at the international airport here on Sunday following the sudden cancellation of the flight.
The IC168 flight, bound for New Delhi via Mumbai, was cancelled after over four hours of ordeal for the passengers. Airlines sources said the pilot of the A-319 aircraft `exceeded the maximum flying hours set by Director General of Civil Aviation on a single day.'
The flight, which was to leave here for New Delhi at 2.55 p.m., was delayed due to a technical snag initially.
The 122 passengers who had boarded the aircraft were informed by the pilot at 3.05 p.m. of a snag in the hydraulic system.
By around 4.30 p.m., the passengers were asked to deplane and were again informed about the problem around 5 p.m.
Finally around 7.10 p.m., the airline announced that the flight had been cancelled.
The stranded passengers were put up in city hotels, an official said.
19/02/07 The Hindu

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