Bhubaneswar, Nov. 4 -- A New Delhi-bound Air India flight to Bengaluru had to make an emergency-landing in Bhopal on Monday night due to a technical glitch mid-air.

According to reports, aircraft AI 2487 took off from New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport at 6:31 PM for Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport.

The flight carrying 172 passengers experienced a technical fault mid-air, forcing an emergency landing at Raja Bhoj Airport. All the on-board passengers landed safely, and the crew confirmed all aircraft systems were normal.

"Following standard safety procedures, a full emergency was declared at 1933 IST. A few minutes later, the crew confirmed that the warning had cleared and all aircraft systems were normal. The ...