New Delhi, Jan 4 (TIWN) A Paris-bound Air India flight on Wednesday returned to Delhi, where it made an emergency landing, after suffering a technical snag, officials said.

“Air India's Delhi-Paris flight returned to the bay at Delhi airport today after the aircraft detected a snag (flap issues). The flight carrying around 231 passengers landed safely at the airport," Air India informed.

Air India's AI 143 from Delhi to Paris, made an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, at 2:25 pm, owing to a "flap issue". The flight took off at 1:28 pm and full emergency was declared at 2:03 pm and landed safely.