Passengers protest over delay in flight departure

Passengers of a private airline flight bound for Dubai today protested over the delay in the departure of the aircraft at the international airport here.
The departure of the Emirates Flight EK523, scheduled at 4.30 am today, was delayed due to certain technical snag. The flight later left at 11.30 hours, airport officials said.
There was some protest from passengers due to the delay in the departure of the flight, they said.
Meanwhile, Emirates Airlines officials said the Thiruvanathapuram-Dubai flight EK523 was delayed for six hours due to some technical issues.