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BILLY BRIGGS November 01 2005 MORE than 350 holidaymakers remained stranded at an airport yesterday more than 36 hours after they were supposed to fly to Goa. Monarch Airlines flight MON4502 was scheduled to leave from Manchester on Saturday at 11.30pm but was delayed by technical problems. Sheila Urquhart, an IT consultant from Linlithgow, West Lothian, said a number of Scots had spent two nights in hotels and were still awaiting new flight details. She said: "We were told we would fly at noon today but are still waiting." A Monarch Airlines spokeswoman said unavoidable technical problems had cause the delay. She added: "The 359 passengers booked to travel on the flight have been provided with hotel accommodation at Manchester airport as well as all meals and drinks, and are being looked after by Monarch representatives."
