Chennai, Jan 6 (TIWN / IANS) Budget airline IndiGo on Saturday said its Chennai-Kolkata flight returned to Chennai due to a "technical caution" noted by the crew.

The incident took-place on Thursday when IndiGo flight 6E 923 (Neo) operating on Chennai-Kolkata route returned to Chennai after takeoff due to the "technical caution".

"The crew followed the normal operating procedures and asked for a priority landing. There was no engine shutdown and no emergency landing was declared...," the airline said in a statement.