India, July 22 -- An Air India flight scheduled to depart for Kolkata had to abort take-off after detecting a technical snag at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi on Monday evening, officials said. The flight, which was on the runway, had to return for taxiing, with both passengers and the crew safely disembarking.

In a statement, the airline said this was due to a technical issue and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) were followed.

"Flight AI2403 operating from Delhi to Kolkata on July 21 has been rescheduled to depart later this evening, necessitated by a technical issue detected during the take-off roll. The cockpit crew decided to discontinue the take-off, following Standard Operating Procedures," said an Air India...