India, Aug. 17 -- An Air India Express flight from Bengaluru carrying 160 passengers was reportedly unable to land on its first attempt at Gwalior airport in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday afternoon but successfully touched down on the second try.

The airline stated that the flight had performed a go-around and subsequently landed safely without any incident. "One of our aircraft conducted a go-around followed by a safe and uneventful landing at Gwalior," an Air India Express spokesperson told news agency PTI.

The aircraft later departed for Bengaluru and arrived there safely, Gwalior airport director A K Goswami told PTI. The initial failed landing caused a brief moment of panic among passengers, he added.

"Technical staff examined the ai...