New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Ahead of the auspicious occasion of Chhath, a Patna-bound SpiceJet aircraft returned to Delhi on Thursday morning shortly after take-off following a technical issue.

According to SpiceJet, flight SG 497, which was operating from Delhi to Patna with a Boeing 737 aircraft, made a normal landing at the Delhi airport and all passengers were safely deplaned.

However, the airline did not share details about the number of passengers on board.

“On October 23, SpiceJet flight SG 497 operating from Delhi to Patna returned back to Delhi after take-off due to a technical issue,” the airline said in a statement.

“The aircraft landed normally and passengers were deplaned safely. An alternate aircraft was arranged to accommodate the passengers, which is now en route to Patna,

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