By Online Desk
NEW DELHI: A Bengaluru-bound IndiGo airlines flight was grounded on Friday night after a suspected fire in one of the engines at the time of taxiing at the Delhi airport.
A full emergency was declared at Indira Gandhi Airport after the suspected spark.
The A320 aircraft was taxiing and an emergency was declared due to a suspected fire in one of the engines, sources said.
Following this, the aircraft, which had more than 180 people on board, returned to the bay.
A video on Twitter showed one of the plane’s engines on fire and sparks flying at the time of taxiing at the airport.
A passenger, who was on board the flight, shared a video on Twitter about the “Scary experience on Delhi runway!”
Indigo 6E 2131Scary experience on Delhi runway!This was supposed to be a take off video but this happened. #indigo pic.twitter.com/6kcKCSVLOh
— Priyanka Kumar (@PriyankaaKumarr) October 28, 2022
An aircraft operating flight 6E-2131 (Delhi-Bangalore) experienced a technical issue while on take-off roll, immediately after which the pilot aborted the takeoff & aircraft returned to the bay. All passengers & crew are safe & an alternate aircraft is being arranged, said a statement issued by IndiGo Airlines.
“All passengers are being accommodated on an alternate aircraft,” the statement added.
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It may be recalled that Petrus Elbers joined IndiGo as the chief executive officer (CEO) in September this year.
As reported then by , the year 2022 has been quite turbulent for India’s largest airline. In early February, the airline appointed co-founder Rahul Bhatia as managing director with immediate effect then in mid-February, co-founder Rakesh Gangwal tendered his resignation from the company’s board, giving a fresh twist to the long tussle between the two promoters. In recent times, the airline faced massive criticism following its employees’ protest over salary restoration and a section of cabin crew queuing up to join Air India that delayed a large number of its flights.
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A report quoting monthly data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that prior to April, IndiGo was the most punctual airline in domestic flights. But, according to September data from DGCA, Vistara was the most punctual airline with an on-time performance of 91%, followed by AirAsia India at 89.8%, Air India at 87.1% and IndiGo trailing at 84.1%, the reported added.
(With inputs from PTI & ANI)
NEW DELHI: A Bengaluru-bound IndiGo airlines flight was grounded on Friday night after a suspected fire in one of the engines at the time of taxiing at the Delhi airport.
A full emergency was declared at Indira Gandhi Airport after the suspected spark.
The A320 aircraft was taxiing and an emergency was declared due to a suspected fire in one of the engines, sources said.
Following this, the aircraft, which had more than 180 people on board, returned to the bay.
A video on Twitter showed one of the plane’s engines on fire and sparks flying at the time of taxiing at the airport.
A passenger, who was on board the flight, shared a video on Twitter about the “Scary experience on Delhi runway!”
Indigo 6E 2131
Scary experience on Delhi runway!
This was supposed to be a take off video but this happened. #indigo pic.twitter.com/6kcKCSVLOh
— Priyanka Kumar (@PriyankaaKumarr) October 28, 2022
An aircraft operating flight 6E-2131 (Delhi-Bangalore) experienced a technical issue while on take-off roll, immediately after which the pilot aborted the takeoff & aircraft returned to the bay. All passengers & crew are safe & an alternate aircraft is being arranged, said a statement issued by IndiGo Airlines.
“All passengers are being accommodated on an alternate aircraft,” the statement added.
ALSO READ | Ace India swimmer Nataraj flays IndiGo staff for behaving with him badly, charging hefty amount
It may be recalled that Petrus Elbers joined IndiGo as the chief executive officer (CEO) in September this year.
As reported then by , the year 2022 has been quite turbulent for India’s largest airline. In early February, the airline appointed co-founder Rahul Bhatia as managing director with immediate effect then in mid-February, co-founder Rakesh Gangwal tendered his resignation from the company’s board, giving a fresh twist to the long tussle between the two promoters. In recent times, the airline faced massive criticism following its employees’ protest over salary restoration and a section of cabin crew queuing up to join Air India that delayed a large number of its flights.
ALSO READ | ‘Start respecting local languages,’ KTR tells IndiGo after seat row; airline says safety protocol
A report quoting monthly data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that prior to April, IndiGo was the most punctual airline in domestic flights. But, according to September data from DGCA, Vistara was the most punctual airline with an on-time performance of 91%, followed by AirAsia India at 89.8%, Air India at 87.1% and IndiGo trailing at 84.1%, the reported added.
(With inputs from PTI & ANI)
