New Delhi, June 23
An Air India Express flight from Delhi to Srinagar via Jammu on Monday returned to the national capital before landing in the latter city due to a technical issue.
According to officials, the flight IX-2564 was expected to land in Jammu around noon, but instead, it hovered over the airport for some time before the pilot chose to fly back to Delhi.
The aircraft had already completed several loops in the Jammu airspace before heading back.
An Air India Express spokesperson said: "An alternative aircraft was arranged to operate our Delhi–Jammu flight after the original aircraft returned to Delhi due to a technical issue. We regret the inconvenience caused."
This incident comes just a day after a major commotion broke out at Patna Airport involving another Air India Express flight.
Flight IX2936, which flew from Bengaluru to Patna with 180 passengers, arrived on Sunday morning around 8:30 a.m.