Shashi Tharoor and wife Sunanda Pushkar didn't have a very pleasant start to their honeymoon that takes them to Dubai and Spain. While their flight took off from here at 5 am on Tuesday, it returned within half an hour due to a technical snag.

The Emirates Airline flight to Dubai was scheduled for 4.35 am but took off after a 25-minute delay at 5 am, airport sources said.