India, July 16 -- An Emirates flight from Mumbai to Dubai took off nearly three hours after its scheduled departure after the pilot detected a technical glitch.

Flight EK 505, operated using a Boeing 777 aircraft, was scheduled to depart at 10:15 am. Passengers had queued up at the aerobridge when the pilots flagged an issue to the airline's ground staff. The flight eventually took off at 1.04pm, according to the live flight tracking website Flightradar24.

An Emirates spokesperson said the flight EK505 "was delayed due to additional technical checks."

"After a thorough check, the flight departed two and a half hours later to Dubai, landing without incident at 14:03 pm (local time). Emirates apologises for the inconvenience caused. The ...