A Delhi-bound Indigo flight had to return to Patna airport shortly after take-off on Wednesday afternoon due to a technical glitch, an official said.

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The plane with 187 passengers and crew members on board landed safely at the Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport here, he said.

“It was an emergency landing. Shortly after take-off at 12.58 pm from Patna airport, the air traffic controller (ATC) contacted the pilot to return mid-air due to some technical problem,” Patna airport director Anchal Prakash said.