Pakistan-bound passengers endure 40-hour delay at Manchester Airport

Airblue flight was scheduled to fly to Islamabad Friday night, but had not taken off by 4pm Sunday.

MANCHESTER: An Airblue flight bound from Manchester to Islamabad reported a fault on Friday, causing as many as 300 passengers a delay of over 40 hours, reported Manchester Evening News.

The flight to Islamabad was scheduled for take-off at 9.50pm Friday. It was then postponed to 3pm Sunday, but passengers still found themselves waiting at 4pm.

A spokesperson for Airblue, a private Pakistani airline, stated that passengers were offered rooms in the nearest hotel that could accommodate them.

However, many passengers preferred to stay at the airport instead of going to a hotel which was at least 80 miles away in Birmingham.

Manchester Airport said on Sunday that it was assisting Airblue in the matter.