In this file photo taken on Sept 16, 2022, an aircraft of India's budget airline IndiGo is seen at Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, India. (PHOTO / AP)

NEW DELHI - A passenger aircraft belonging to a private airline company in India has been grounded after it suffered a tail strike at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Sunday, announced the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday.

The IndiGo airline's aircraft VT-IMG was on a domestic flight from the eastern city of Kolkata to Delhi on June 11. After landing the crew felt that they floated longer than normal and initiated a go-around.

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"During the go-around maneuver, probably the bottom of the tail portion of the aircraft touched the runway surface and sustained damages. The operating crew have been off-rostered pending investigation," said the DGCA in an official statement.

It further said that the domestic flight was uneventful till the approach to land at the Delhi airport.