India, Sept. 7 -- An Air India Express flight bound for Singapore from Tiruchirappalli on Monday made an unscheduled landing at Chennai airport after it developed a technical glitch mid-air, airport authorities said on Monday.

The pilot of the aircraft alerted the Air Traffic Controller in Chennai and a local stand-by was announced at the airport in Chennai around 5.40pm, they said.

"All the 180 passengers including the crew are safe. Currently, the Aircraft is on Ground (AOG)." an official told HT on conditions of anonymity.

Due to the incident there was no disruptions on the aircraft operations at the Airport and it remained normal, he said.

The airline's technical team is currently undertaking an assessment of the Air India Express...