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“Naturally, most passengers got restless as there was no official updates,” Chapla said.“No alternative arrangements were made for passengers. The flight reportedly flew with nearly 125 passengers only after 11 pm.Gopaldas Chapla, a businessman, who was among the flight’s passengers told TOI: “We were told that the flight was delayed due to a technical snag and the flight would take off at 7 pm.” He said the flight remained stranded even after 10 pm. It was very frustrating,” said Chapla who said that the passengers should have been put on another flight.Airport in-charge director Rajeev Mehta told TOI: “The Goa-bound flight had multiple technical issues which were pegged to be resolved in around two hours.” But resolving these multiple issues took longer, he said. The passengers were fatigued and angry. AHMEDABAD: A ruckus broke out at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport on Saturday evening after the Ahmedabad-Goa GoAir flight G8913 failed to take off for more than five hours.The flight was scheduled to depart at 6 pm on Saturday but pending technical clearance kept it grounded even hours after the scheduled departure time..