Madurai-bound private flight returns after mid-air snag, say officials

The Indigo plane, carrying about 68 passengers, later landed safely and all the passengers were deplaned

A Madurai-bound private carrier suffered a technical snag mid-air on Friday and returned here, airport officials said.

Pilot of the Indigo Airlines flight detected the snag, and sought permission to fly back to Chennai (Representational Image)

After flying for about half an hour, the pilot of the Indigo Airlines flight detected the snag, and sought permission to fly back to Chennai and land, they said. The plane, carrying about 68 passengers, later landed safely here and all the passengers were deplaned, they added.

There was no immediate response from Indigo on the matter.