36 hour delay: Passengers refuse to get off Airblue flight

Two passengers fail to reach in time for their wedding, two others miss a funeral.

LAHORE: Passengers of Airblue flight 413 refused to get off from the plane after it reached its destination 36 hours later than the scheduled time, Express News reported on Thursday.

The flight coming from Sharjah was scheduled to reach Lahore on February 13.

While some passengers said that the flight was delayed due to some technical issues, other passengers blamed the pilot for not arriving on time.

The passengers complained that they had to stay at the Sharjah airport without food or any other assistance from the airline.

People who came to receive their relatives at the Lahore airport also said that they were not given any information regarding the delay.

Due to the prolonged delay, two passengers could not reach in time for their wedding while two others were unable to attend a funeral.

The passengers demand that they will not get off until Airblue sends in their officials to talk about the issue.