New Delhi: An Ahmedabad-bound IndiGo flight returned to the national capital on Saturday afternoon due to a landing gear problem, according to a source.

The aircraft operating flight number 6E 129 landed safely at Delhi airport at around 14:40 hrs. There were about 170 people on board the ship, the source said.

The plane had to turn back due to landing gear problems and a flight emergency was declared, the source said. There was no immediate statement from Indigo.