Technical snag delays Kingfisher Chennai flight by over 4hrs

A Chennai-bound Kingfisher flight with 177 passengers on board was delayed by over four hours from the city airport today due to a technical snag in the aircraft.

A Chennai-bound Kingfisher flight with 177 passengers on board was delayed by over four hours from the city airport today due to a technical snag in the aircraft.

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The flight which was originally scheduled at 0625 hours took off around 1100 hours this morning after the airline engineers inspected the aircraft and declared it airworthy, a Kingfisher airline spokesperson said.

"The flight was held as the pilot reported a technical problem. It was inspected and the snag was rectified following which it departed," the spokesper