India, May 27 -- An Air India flight bound for San Fransico in the United States returned to Delhi on Wednesday after a technical snag. Flight trackers online also showed that the flight made a turnaround after being airborne for over eight hours.

"The aircraft landed safely and will undergo technical inspection in line with Air India's safety standards," the airline said in a statement.

The flight was carrying around 230 passengers on a Boeing 777-330 ER aircraft.

"Flight AI173 from Delhi to San Francisco on May 27 has returned to Delhi due to a technical issue in accordance with the laid down procedures," the airline said in the statement to the news agency.

Data from the flight tracker FlightRadar24 showed that the aircraft was air...