Air India Express delays Onam for Dubai's Kerala passengers

Many passengers from Kerala had a delayed start to their Onam celebrations after their flight to their hometown didn’t take-off on time.

Passengers of Air India Express flight IX3444 were forced to spend Sunday night at the Dubai airport after their flight was grounded for four hours.

Many were heading to their hometown to celebrate Thiruonam with their families.

The Dubai-Kozhikode flight was scheduled to take-off on Sunday night at 8.45pm.

Passengers complained that the airline's ground staff did not give any convincing reasons for the delay.

When Emirates 24|7 contacted the Air India Express office in Dubai, they confirmed that the flight was delayed by three hours.

 The official, however, refused to explain the reason for the delay.

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