India, Sept. 19 -- More than a hundred passengers booked on SpiceJet flight SG-52, from Dubai to Pune, had a stressful experience early on Wednesday morning when the flight was cancelled after hours of delay.

The flight was scheduled to leave Dubai at 12:05am and land in Pune at 4:40am. Instead, it was rescheduled to 12:55am and then to 1:30am when boarding started but was abruptly stopped without any explanation. Finally, around 4:15am, the airline announced that the flight had been cancelled.

Some passengers posted on social media alleging that the real reason was an oil leak and maintenance issue, and questioned why the airline staff did not give them proper updates.

Few other passengers said their problems did not end with the canc...