Two Kuwait bound flights hit by technical snags

Angry passengers protested at the International Airport here this morning after no alternate flights had been arranged, the sources said.

Passengers said they heard about the snag after all their luggage had been cleared for loading on to the Kuwait airways flight. There were small children and they did not even have clothes to change, irate passengers said.

The flight from Kuwait had arrived here on time (4.45 AM) on Tuesday and was scheduled to return at 5.45 am. However, it developed some technical snag and the flight was cancelled.

Passengers were accommodated in nearby hotels.

Meanwhile, another flight of Kuwait Airways reached Kochi early morning today with passengers, engineers and equipment on board.

After examining the snag-hit plane, the engineers found that the connecting wire from the flap to the cockpit was damaged.

Despite their best effort, the engineers failed to locate the actual damaged portion of the wire. The inspection was continuing, airport sources said.

The flight, which arrived today, had to leave for Kuwait with 127 passengers on board. But that flight was also grounded due to some technical snag, the sources said.

Passengers said many of them are likely to lose their jobs if they do not report on time after their leave.