Air India aircraft stranded in Bhopal

Bhopal, June 23 An Air India flight AI-637 from Mumbai to Bhopal developed a technical snag in gear while landing at Bhopal's Raja Bhoj Airport on Monday night.

"There was some technical snag in the landing gear, but it landed safely," an airline official said.

The snag delayed the onward flight to Hyderabad and back to Mumbai by over two-and-a-half hours, the official said.

At around 9.40 p.m. on Monday, the flight left for Hyderabad with nearly 45 passengers including some for Mumbai. The official clarified that the flight has not made an emergency landing.

( With inputs from IANS )