Flight returns after takeoff due to snag

HYDERABAD: Passengers onboard a Spicejet flight faced some tense moments after the pilot made an emergency landing minutes after taking off from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Saturday morning. However, all passengers were safe.According to the RGIA authorities, 183 passengers were onboard the HyderabadCoimbatore flight Spicejet 211, which took off from the airport at 8.46 a.m. "Around 9 a.m., the pilot made an emergency landing due to a technical snag,' Preeti Dey, spokesperson, Spicejet Airlines told Express.A fire alarm in the aircraft went off alerting the pilot who took no chances and made an emergency landing. "All passengers are safe. The pilot made a precautionary landing soon after he noticed a technical snag.We also made arrangements for all passengers at the RGIA for couple of hours. Later, all passengers left for Coimbatore in the same flight at 11.20 a.m after the repair works finished,' she added. Earlier, an Emirates Airbus A380, made an emergency landing at Shamshabad airport with 481 passengers.