An IndiGo flight carrying 161 passengers made an emergency landing at the Delhi Airport due to engine failure on Saturday morning, prompting authorities to declare a full emergency.
All passengers were evacuated safely, and no damage has been reported, said the fire department.
The IndiGo Airlines’ passengers waiting for their luggage at the Delhi Airport.
The fire department received information about the emergency landing at 10:54 AM and immediately dispatched fire tenders, it added.
The flight, Boeing 737 aircraft 6E 579, was travelling from Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam to Delhi. The aircraft was wet-leased by IndiGo from Turkey’s Corendon Airlines. IndiGo has five of the wet-leased Corendon Airlines’ aircraft that are meant to operate on a short-term basis.
IndiGo, in a statement, said that the technical snag was detected shortly before landing.
“As a precautionary step and in accordance with the standard operating procedure, the pilots requested for priority landing, and the aircraft arrived safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. All relevant authorities were promptly informed, and the aircraft is undergoing necessary checks and maintenance. At IndiGo, the safety of our customers and crew is our top priority,” the airline’s spokesperson said.