An Air India Express flight which was headed to Phuket returned to Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport shortly after takeoff on Saturday morning.
Flight IX110, operated by a Boeing 737 Max 8 (registration VT-BWA), took off at 6:40 AM—approximately 20 minutes later than its scheduled departure of 6:20 AM, according to a report on Times of India.
The real-time data from FlightRadar24 showed the aircraft making a mid-air turnaround soon after takeoff. The reason for the return has not yet been revealed by the airline or airport authorities. It was initially slated to land in Phuket at 11:45 AM.
(More details awaited)