Mumbai-bound Vistara flight returns to Singapore due to engine snag

Singapore: A Vistara flight from Singapore to Mumbai on Wednesday returned to Changi Airport here after a technical snag was detected in one of engines of Airbus A321 aircraft, an airlines official said.

As a precautionary step, pilots decided to turn back and landed aircraft safely at Changi Airport, Straits Times newspaper quoted a Vistara spokesman as saying.

He said a technical snag was detected in one of engines of aircraft shortly after take-off from here, spokesman said, ding that airline was working with partner airlines to offer alternative flight options to affected passengers.

According to Flightrar website, flight UK106 departed Singapore at about 11 am (local time).

It was n seen circling over Malaysia before returning to airport.

Most of passengers have been transferred to or flights scheduled to take off on same day, Singapore daily cited spokesman as saying.

Although Vistara did not say how many passengers were on board, its website states that Airbus A321 in its fleet can seat 188 passengers.

Some passengers were transferred to a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight slated for departure on Wednesday evening. y were also given meal vouchers, according to media reports.

latest malfunction comes a week after anor Vistara flight from Delhi h to return after a snag was detected.

On January 9, flight carrying 140 passengers from Indian capital to Bhubaneshwar me an emergency landing back in Delhi after it was found to have experienced hydraulic failure.

India's aviation watchdog, Directorate-General of Civil Aviation, has launched an investigation into incident.

Vistara is a joint venture between Tata Sons and SIA.