SpiceJet's Tirupati-bound flight returns to Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi Airport after baggage door alert

SpiceJet's Q400 flight from Hyderabad to Tirupati was forced to return to Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Thursday morning after pilots saw an intermittent warning light related to the rear baggage door shortly after take-off.  

A SpiceJet spokesperson said the aircraft landed safely and all the passengers were deplaned normally.

“On June 19, 2025, a SpiceJet Q400 aircraft operating the Hyderabad-Tirupati flight experienced an intermittent illumination of the AFT baggage door light after take-off. Cabin pressurization remained normal throughout. As a precautionary measure, the pilots decided to return to Hyderabad," a SpiceJet spokesperson said.

Informing that an alternate aircraft was arranged for the passengers. He said, "The aircraft landed safely, and passengers were deplaned normally. The aircraft did not make an emergency landing. An alternate aircraft has been arranged to operate the onward journey to Tirupati."

As per PTI report, SpiceJet's flight operating with the name SG 2696 was scheduled to depart at 6:10 am but took off at 6:19 am. It was expected to land in Tirupati at 7:40 am.

Air India flight faces technical snag

Two days back on Tuesday, a technical snag caused Air India's passengers to wait for several hours at Delhi airport, TOI reported. The Bhubaneswar-bound flight AI-2489 was scheduled to depart from Delhi’s IGI Airport at 5:45 pm. Among the passengers stranded for several hours were Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram and noted gastroenterologist Dr Subrat Acharya.

Passengers were allowed to board the aircraft after a long wait, only to be disembarked later. Due to a technical issue, the flight was grounded and many passengers remained at Terminal 3’s departure gate 32A into the early hours of Wednesday without any confirmation about a revised departure time or an alternate flight.

Another Air India flight from San Francisco to Mumbai encountered a technical snag in one of its engines on the same day. Flight AI180 landed on time at 12:45 am at its scheduled stop at Kolkata airport, but its onward journey to Mumbai was delayed.