A GoAir aircraft flying to Calcutta on Monday returned to the airport here a little over 10 minutes after take-off after suffering a glitch, an official said.

This is the second incident involving a GoAir plane in as many days. On Sunday, a Chandigarh-bound aircraft from Mumbai returned to the airport because of a snag.

On Monday, the A320 plane, carrying 139 people, sought an air turn-back from the air traffic controller (ATC) citing a minor technical snag, an official of Airports Authority of India (AAI) said.

GoAir confirmed the incident and said the glitch-hit aircraft was being checked by its team of engineers.

“The pilot of GoAir flight G8 546, operating on the Guwahati-Calcutta route, soon after getting airborne at 11.17am requested (the ATC) for a turn-back, saying there was a minor technical problem in the aircraft,” the official told PTI.

The aircraft landed safely at 11.29am with 132 passengers and seven crew members on board, the official added.

According to the official, the aircraft has been grounded and a decision over it flying again would be taken by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

“GoAir flight G8 546 from Guwahati to Calcutta did an air turn-back due to a technical glitch. After the turn-back, the flight landed safely at Calcutta airport with 132 passengers on board,” GoAir said in a statement.

The aircraft is being checked for glitches by GoAir’s engineering team. Alternative flight arrangements are being explored to accommodate the passengers to their destination, the airline added.