India, Jan. 25 -- An Air India Express flight en route from Bengaluru to Visakhapatnam was forced to return to the Bengaluru airport on Saturday due to a technical problem, according to airport officials.

According to news agency PTI, the flight departed at 10 am, circled the skies over Bengaluru before heading back to its departure point. Airport authorities confirmed that the return was precautionary and clarified that it was not classified as an emergency landing.

"The flight returned due to technical issues, but there was no emergency landing," an official stated. As of now, the airline has not issued an official statement regarding the incident.

Earlier this month, a Singapore-bound Air India flight was forced to return to Chennai...