HYDERABAD: A SpiceJet flight from Hyderabad to Tirupati returned just 10 minutes after taking off from Hyderabad airport due to a technical problem on Thursday.
The flight SG 2696 with 80 passengers on board had taken off for Tirupati from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad at 6.10 a.m. However, the pilot detected a technical problem, immediately contacted Air Traffic Control and sought permission to return to the airport.
The airlines stated that a SpiceJet Q400 aircraft operating the Hyderabad-Tirupati flight experienced an intermittent illumination of the AFT baggage door light after take-off. “Cabin pressurisation remained normal throughout. As a precautionary measure, the pilots decided to return to Hyderabad. The aircraft landed safely and passengers were deplaned normally,” it said.
SpiceJet clarified that the aircraft did not make an emergency landing. An alternate aircraft has been arranged to operate the onward journey to Tirupati.