Hyderabad, Jan. 26 -- Passengers of Air India's AI909 flight from Mumbai to Dubai were left gasping for air on Sunday, January 26, after they were stranded inside the aircraft for hours without functional air conditioning due to a technical glitch.

The temperature inside the plane increased and passengers left, suffocated with a few reportedly struggling to breathe, Financial Express reported.

The passengers got relief only after they insisted on deboarding the flight to get fresh air as the discomfort inside the aircraft grew.

The aircraft was originally scheduled to take off from the Mumbai Airport at 8:25 am IST and land in Dubai at 10:15 am (GST).

The technical glitches led to a significant delay in the flight, and finally took of...