Tirupati-bound Alliance Air flight cancelled due to 'double snag'

Air Alliance flight from Hyderabad's Shamshabad International Airport was en route to Tirupati when it initially returned to the bay due to a technical glitch on Sunday. Once rectified, the aircraft developed another snag that lead to cancellation.

The team conducted mandatory engineering checks and subsequently cleared the flight to operate from Hyderabad to Tirupati.

"Due to a technical glitch, the flight initially returned to the bay for mandatory engineering checks and was subsequently cleared to operate from Hyderabad to Tirupati," it said.

However, the Tirupati-bound aircraft again developed another snag, leading to cancellation of the flight.

"The aircraft again developed another snag for which rectification took a little longer than expected. Due to this and in order to avoid further disruption of flights, this sector had to be cancelled," Air Alliance said in a statement.

The airline has a fleet of 18 ATR 72-600 aircraft, along with 2 ATR 42-600 aircraft and a HAL Do-228 aircraft.