NEW DELHI: An early morning SpiceJet flight headed to Nasik on Thursday returned to Delhi an hour after takeoff due to a snag in the aircraft’s autopilot, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.
The Boeing 737 aircraft operating on the Delhi-Nasik sector (SG-8363) left Delhi 10 minutes after its scheduled departure of 6.35am on Thursday. The plane returned to Delhi airport at 7.45am.
The passengers, who would have reached Nasik at 8.30am, finally reached their destination four hours later, at about 12.30pm.
A DGCA official said, “SpiceJet B737 aircraft VT-SLP operating flight SG-8363 (Delhi -Nasik) was involved in air turn back due to autopilot snag”.
