Vistara flight makes precautionary landing at Delhi airport after take off

A Vistara flight which left the Delhi airport on Thursday made a U-turn shortly after it took off following the detection of a technical snag, reported news agency ANI.

The flight number UK-697 was headed to Amritsar in Punjab.

“A technical snag was detected on Vistara flight UK 697 operating Delhi to Amritsar on 17 February 2022. As a precautionary step, the pilots decided to turn-back and landed safely at the IGI Airport,” the airline spokesperson said in a statement.