New Delhi: A full emergency was declared at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi on Saturday morning after an IndiGo flight from Vizag reported a suspected engine failure.
The flight, 6E 579, carrying 161 passengers, made an emergency landing at the airport around 11 am. It was a Boeing 737 aircraft officials said.
All passengers were evacuated safely, and no damage has been reported, the fire department was quoted as saying by NDTV.
“A flight made an emergency landing at Delhi airport. The fire department received information about the emergency landing at 10.53 am and immediately dispatched fire tenders. The flight landed safely,” the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said in a statement.
A full emergency was declared at Delhi airport last month after a SpiceJet Delhi-Leh flight reported an issue in one of its engines. The flight, carrying around 150 passengers, returned to Delhi. It was also a Boeing 737 aircraft.
These aircraft are now under scrutiny over repeated engine failures, India Today reported.
Several international airlines have also reported a recurring pattern of failures involving the CFM56 engines on Boeing 737s. Last year, Aerolineas Argentinas grounded eight Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
