The passengers of the Jeddah-Kozhikode flight AI-962 spent several hours at Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport before they were provided with accommodation by the airline at nearby hotels, an airline officials said here.
They said two Airbus A-320 aircraft were flown from Delhi and Mumbai today bring back the stranded passengers. A Boeing 747-400 of Air India can accommodate over 400 passengers, while a B 747-300 has 342 seats.
The stranded passengers included several elderly Umrah pilgrims besides women and children, according to reports from Jeddah.
They said one of the two aircraft sent today would return later tonight while the other tomorrow early morning.
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