Full emergency at Delhi airport after IndiGo flight's emergency landing due to engine failure

IndiGo Airlines said that a technical snag was detected shortly before landing the flight, which led to a priority landing.

Updated on: Mar 28, 2026, 13:15:00 IST

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Full emergency was declared at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday after a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Visakhapatnam made an emergency landing due to an engine failure.

The emergency was declared at 10:39 am for IndiGo’s Visakhapatnam to Delhi flight 6E 579. The aircraft was a Boeing 737, and the flight landed at 10:54 am.

There were about 161 passengers on board, and all were taken care of by the airline and the Delhi International Airport operations team, an official statement said.

IndiGo said in a statement that a technical snag was detected shortly before landing, which led to a priority landing.

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“As a precautionary step and in accordance with the standard operating procedure, the pilots requested priority landing and the aircraft arrived safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi,” the spokesperson said.

The airlines also assured that all relevant authorities were informed and the aircraft is now undergoing necessary checks and maintenance.

Earlier this month, a routine Air India Express flight from Hyderabad to Phuket lost its nose wheels after a hard landing. The aircraft was stranded at the runway of Phuket airport for hours, forcing a temporary halt to airport operations.

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In a similar incident last month, a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Leh made an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, soon after taking off, due to an engine failure. Flight SG-121, with around 150 passengers on board, landed safely.

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