IndiGo's Madhurai-bound flight returns back to Chennai after mid-air 'snag'

A Madurai-bound IndiGo flight suffered a
technical snag
mid-air on Friday and returned back to Chennai, airport officials told PTI.
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.
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There was no immediate response from Indigo on the matter.
Previously, two IndiGo flights from Kolkata to Northeast were delayed following technical snags on Thursday. IndiGo flight 6E 487, carrying 155 passengers, from Kolkata to Silchar returned to the ramp on Thursday morning following a technical snag in the Airbus A320 aircraft.
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The aircraft pushed back from stand 48 at 6.44 am, ahead of its scheduled departure at 6.55 am. However, while taxiing, the crew reported a snag and returned to stand 48 at 7.17 am.

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