India, March 9 -- An IndiGo flight from New Delhi to Manchester in the UK was forced to make a mid-air u-turn and is returning to the Indian capital after flying for about seven hours on Monday. This happened because of last-minute airspace restrictions linked to the ongoing tensions in West Asia (or Middle East) since the US and Israel attacked Iran 10 days ago.

The IndiGo flight, operated by Norwegian carrier Norse as a partner, turned around while flying near the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea, tracking portal Flightradar24 said on X.

An IndiGo spokesperson said, "Due to the evolving situation in and around the Middle East, some of our flights may take longer routes or experience diversions. Our flight 6E 033 operating from Delh...