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Spicejet flight to Delhi turns back mid-air, makes emergency landing in Pune due to technical glitch  

The aircraft lands safely and passengers are deplaned normally, SpiceJet says in a statement
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A Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight from Pune made a mid-air turn back to the originating airport due to a technical glitch on Monday and landed under full emergency conditions, a source said.

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The aircraft landed safely and passengers were deplaned normally, SpiceJet said in a statement.

"SpiceJet Boeing 737 aircraft, bearing registration VT-SLG was midway diverted back to Pune airport due to a technical glitch. The flight landed back under full emergency conditions after an hour of its take-off for Delhi," the source said.

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The flight SG937 had departed with a delay of 40 minutes from its scheduled time of 6 am from Pune airport, and was to land in Delhi at 8.10 am, as per flight tracking website flightradar24.com.

"SpiceJet flight SG 937 on September 1, operating from Pune to Delhi, returned to Pune shortly after take-off. Following take-off, the flap transit light illuminated, and the operating crew carried out all necessary checks in accordance with standard operating procedures," the airline said.

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As a precautionary measure, SpiceJet said, the pilots decided to return to Pune.

"The aircraft landed safely and passengers deplaned normally. Affected passengers are being accommodated on alternative flights or offered full refunds," it stated.

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