An Air India Express flight operating from Delhi to Srinagar via Jammu had to return to its origin airport without landing at its destination on Monday afternoon, officials confirmed.

It was, however, not known immediately what led the flight to return to Delhi, the officials said, reported the PTI. 

The officials said that the flight IX-2564 was supposed to land in Jammu around the afternoon before leaving for Srinagar, but it hovered over the Jammu airport for some time before its pilot decided to return to Delhi without landing.