Chennai, Nov 2 (TIWN) A smoke alarm onboard an IndiGo flight to Kuwait with 150 passengers made an emergency landing on Friday at the Anna International Airport here soon after it took off.

The incident took place soon after the flight took off from Chennai at its scheduled departure time of 12.40 am on Friday but was made to turn around as soon as the smoke alarm from the flight’s cargo area was activated.   The aircraft was then safely landed by the pilots at 1.35 am at Chennai International Airport. Fire engines followed the aircraft after landing to ensure safety. Passengers were transferred to a different aircraft that then took off for Kuwait at 4.25 am. The three-and-a-half-hour flight has since landed safely.