Passengers' despair after 36-hour flight delay

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About 170 passengers heading to Iceland are stranded in Glasgow over a 'technical issue'.

Passengers stranded at Glasgow Airport for more than 36 hours have spoken of their frustration as they continue to wait to board a flight to Iceland.

The Icelandair plane has been grounded at the airport since the 14:00 flight on Thursday failed to take off.Travellers said they were "exhausted" by the "horrible experience".Evan Cannell said he had been unable to leave the airport with his girlfriend, despite living about a 20 minute drive away."It's been a long couple of days.

The couple were put up in an hotel overnight but only had about six hours away from the airport's departure area as they were told they needed to be back at the gate by 05:00 for a morning flight. Mr Cannell and his girlfriend are heading to Reykjavik for a two-hour stopover on the way to New York and Nashville but are now unsure how their holiday will be affected by the delay.Lisa Levy and her husband Daniel travelled to Scotland with their daughters Emily and Erica to walk the Hebridean Way

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