A Singapore bound Air India flight with 144 passengers on board returned to Anna International terminal here soon after take off today following a technical snag, airport sources said.
The flight left for Singapore this afternoon, but reported a technical snag in mid air, following which it
returned and landed at around 4 PM, they said.
The passengers were later taken to their onward destination by another aircraft, they said.
Meanwhile,there was a two hour delay in take off of a Goa bound Spice Jet flight from here after a minor scuffle between a passenger and cabin crew.
The aircraft was scheduled to depart at 3.25 PM.
The scuffle broke out over the passenger’s refusal to keep the hand baggage on the overhead rack on the flight. However other passengers convinced him to keep it there, the sources said.
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