Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) An aircraft of budget airline SpiceJet operating on Bengaluru-Delhi route had to be diverted to Nagpur on Saturday due to a technical issue.

According to the airline, the aircraft made a normal landing at Nagpur airport.

"SG flight 8720 operating Bangalore-Delhi was diverted to Nagpur due to a technical issue," the airline said in a statement.

The airline added the passengers were ferried to Delhi from Nagpur on another aircraft.

--IANS rv/prs