Flight develops snag, returns to Kochi

An Air India flight which left for Delhi from Kochi returned shortly after take off following some 'technical snag' on Monday.

The Thiruvananthapuram-Kochi-Delhi flight had taken off with 120 passengers at 7.40 am when the pilot noticed some snag in the aircraft. It was immediately sent back to Kochi, airport sources said.

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The passengers and crew were offloaded and fuel discharged.

A Bangalore bound flight was diverted to Delhi for the stranded passengers. The Bangalore passengers were accommodated in a jet airlines flight, the sources said.

AI had commenced the much awaited non-stop flight service to Delhi only from Saturday.