Srinagar, June 19 -- "In the meanwhile, an alternative aircraft has been arranged to fly the customers to Leh," a spokesperson said and regretted the inconvenience caused to the passengers.

Details about the number of passengers onboard the plane could not be immediately ascertained.

SpiceJet Flight Returns Minutes After Takeoff

A SpiceJet flight from Hyderabad to Tirupati returned to the city on Thursday, shortly after takeoff, due to a technical problem, sources said.

Flight SG 2696, with 80 passengers on board, had taken off from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, at 6:10 a.m. However, minutes later, the pilot detected a technical issue and contacted Air Traffic Control to seek permission to return.

In a statement, th...