This is fifth such incident on SpiceJet aircraft in two weeks. Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation is investigating all the five incidents.
On June 19, an engine on SpiceJet's Delhi-bound aircraft carrying 185 passengers caught fire soon after taking off from the Patna airport and the plane made an emergency landing minutes later. The engine malfunctioned because of a bird hit.
In another incident on June 19, a flight for Jabalpur had to return to Delhi due to cabin pressurisation issues.
Fuselage door warnings lit up on two separate planes while taking off on June 24 and June 25, forcing the them to abandon their journeys and return.
"On July 2, 2022, SpiceJet Q400 aircraft was operating SG-2962 (Delhi-Jabalpur)," the airline's spokesperson said in a statement.
At 5,000 feet, the crew noticed smoke in the cabin, the spokesperson noted.
"The pilots decided to return back to Delhi. The aircraft landed safely at Delhi and passengers were safely disembarked," the spokesperson said.
According to a SpiceJet spokesperson, the boarding for SpiceJet's flight SG 22 was almost complete when the incident took place.
"Passengers and crew were safely deboarded and taken to the terminal building. There was no damage to the aircraft," the spokesperson said.
At least 20 rockets landed near the Kabul airport after US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in the Afghan capital.
As per the reports, the first commercial flight will depart from Delhi at 1:50 PM and arrive at Jharsuguda at 3:50 PM. Thereafter, it will leave Jharsuguda airport at 4: 25 PM and reach Delhi at 6: 25 PM.
The all-inclusive airfare starts from Rs 3,701 and online air ticket booking has already commenced from February 27.
Earlier on February 27 at a press conference Ajay Singh the Chairman of the SpiceJet airlines had declared to kickoff its flight services on Jharsuguda-Delhi, Jharsuguda-Kolkata and Jharsuguda-Hyderabad routes. Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan were also present during the presser.
A safety team of SpiceJet had also visited the airport on February 9 for inspecting the infrastructural facilities and other arrangements.
It is worth mentioning that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated Jharsuguda airport in September 22, 2018.
The 623 SpiceJet flight made the emergency landing at 11: 15 am. Though the passenger, Ashok Kumar Sharma, was rushed to the medical room at Terminal 1 of the airport at 11:35 am, he was declared brought dead by the doctor.
Meanwhile, the body has been sent to Capital Hospital.