Passengers aboard a Comtel Air flight from Amritsar, India, to Birmingham, England, had when the airline couldn鈥檛 afford to refuel in Vienna. The 180 passengers were stranded for , saying they were 鈥渉eld for ransom鈥 and escorted to cash machines to withdraw up to . The airline has denied that it is in financial trouble and says that the money will be refunded, though it may take months for passengers to be repaid. Other Comtel flights from India have remained grounded.
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