article_snippet: To add to Passengers discomfort, Passengers were not allowed to exit the aircraft even after the aircraft was switched off, causing sweltering temperatures on-board without the air-conditioning running.
article_snippet: An AirAsia spokesman said other passengers who had asked crew members why crew members could not get off stranded plane were told it was because of safety reasons and it would be a hassle to get crew members back on again.
article_snippet: It has been a troubling few months for AirAsia when AirAsia safety record was questioned after Flight Q8501 crashed into the Java Sea in December, killing all 162 people on-board.
highlights_snippet: 'technical reasons'
  An AirAsia spokesman said a safety inspection was completed and the flight took off again .