Foggy weather on Wednesday night delayed the AirAsia flight from here to Kuala Lumpur by more than 10 hours, bringing misery for the passengers, who were stranded at the Biju Patnaik International Airport without food and accommodation.
Sources said the flight, which had to take off from the airport at 11.55 pm, was cancelled. The flight was rescheduled and took off on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the passengers expressed resentment over the lack of accommodation and food arrangements at the airport. Some of the passengers alleged that they were asked to sit outside in the waiting hall and not allowed to make own accommodation for staying at the night.
Besides, the authorities did not provide them any food or make any arrangements for it, they alleged. Since they were travelling abroad, they were only carrying foreign currency and it made things more difficult for them.