Hyderabad, June 19 -- A Spicejet flight SG 2696 headed to Tirupati had to turn back to Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Thursday after the pilots saw an issue with the baggage door. The airline stated that the flight "experienced an intermittent illumination of the AFT baggage door light after take-off."

According to a Spicejet spokesperson, the pilots noticed the baggage door light was on after take-off and as a precautionary measure, returned to Hyderabad.

"On June 19, 2025, a SpiceJet Q400 aircraft operating the Hyderabad-Tirupati flight experienced an intermittent illumination of the AFT baggage door light after take-off. Cabin pressurisation remained normal throughout. As a precautionary measure, the pilots decided...