New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Air India's Boeing 777 aircraft, which was flying from Delhi to Mumbai, returned to the national capital on Monday, December 22. An airline spokesperson said that the Mumbai-bound flight AI887 returned to Delhi due to a technical issue, as per standard operating procedure.

The plane, carrying around 335 people, was in the air for nearly an hour before returning to Delhi. The aircraft made an emergency landing, the spokesperson added. "The aircraft landed safely at Delhi, and the passengers and crew disembarked," the Air India spokesperson said.

Sources told news agency PTI that Air India's Delhi-Mumbai flight AI887 returned to the national capital after engine issue was reported in the plane.

"The crew operating f...