A SriLankan flight from Colombo developed a technical snag while landing at the international airport in Chennai, but the pilot brought it down safely with no harm to the 122 passengers on board, Indian media reported.

The aircraft landed here around 9.30 AM, they said. As many as 244 passengers, who were to board the flight on its return journey to Colombo were put up in hotels in Chennai since the snag was not rectified before the scheduled departure time of 12.30 PM, media reports said quoting sources.