India, Feb. 25 -- New Delhi

A SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Leh made an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Tuesday morning, soon after taking off, due to an engine failure, officials aware of the matter said. The flight SG-121 , with around 150 passengers on board, landed safely.

The aircraft took off from the airport at around 6.10am, but returned by 6.50am, officials said. Within 15 minutes of take-off, the pilot detected a technical snag, resulting in him approaching the Delhi air traffic control (ATC) for an emergency landing.

Airport officials said a full emergency was subsequently declared at around 6.30am. "The flight landed by around 6.45am and had 150 passengers on board. Engine number two of...