India, Nov. 28 -- An Air India flight going from Delhi to Ahmedabad on Thursday evening returned to Delhi airport shortly after take off after a smoke indicator went off. However, after thorough checks, it turned out to be a false alarm, the airline said.

The Delhi-Ahmedabad flight AI2939 had around 170 people onboard, news agency PTI reported citing sources.

The airline released a statement later detailing what had happened said that the aircraft landed safely in Delhi following standard operating procedure.

"The crew operating flight AI2939 from Delhi to Ahmedabad on 27 November decided to return to Delhi shortly after take-off due to a smoke indicator, which was later found to be false after the aircraft underwent thorough precautio...