Emergency Declared At IGI Airport After Engine Failure Forces Safe Landing Of IndiGO Flight
A full-scale emergency was officially declared on Runway 28 at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi Saturday morning (March 26, 07:15) after an IndiGo flight operating from Visakhapatnam reported a suspected engine failure mid-air. The aircraft made what officials confirmed as safe and unharmed emergency landing following the technical snag that triggered immediate dispatch of fire tenders to Runway 34 by airport authorities while passengers were evacuated via air marshals on board plane number VI-1250 which had departed Vizag around six hours ago before heading toward Delhi.
Key Points
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1An emergency was fully declared on Runway 28 (R-07:53 AM) at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport following an engine failure.
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2The incident involved a flight from Visakhapatnam to New Delhi operated by IndiGo, which made safe landing after the malfunction occurred mid-air around R-14 PM IST on Saturday morning March 28th.
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3Fire tenders and emergency services were immediately dispatched upon arrival at IGI Airport.
A full emergency was declared at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport after engine failure occurred during the landing of a flight from Visakhapatnam operated by IndiGo, which arrived in March 2026 following an earlier reported incident on Saturday morning (March 31).
On Saturday at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, an emergency was declared for a landing IndiGo flight from Visakhapatnam due to suspected engine failure. Authorities immediately activated safety protocols and placed services on standby as the aircraft approached its runway during this developing situation.
An Indigo passenger jet flying from Chennai (Visakhapatnam) to New Delhi made an emergency landing due to a suspected in-flight engine malfunction. The aircraft successfully touched down safely without any reported injuries or significant damage, with authorities investigating the cause of failure at IGI airport's control tower and air traffic management center respectively confirmed by multiple news outlets including NDTV Economic Times Telegraph India Moneycontrol.com
An IndiGo flight from Visakhapatnam to New Delhi made an emergency landing due to engine failure at Indira Gandhi International Airport after fire tenders were dispatched for the incident on Runway 28. Officials confirmed that all passengers and crew remained unharmed with no reported damage, though further details are still being awaited as this is a developing story.
An IndiGo flight made an emergency landing in Delhi due to mid-air engine trouble after fire services were dispatched on precautionary grounds. The aircraft landed safely with no reported injuries or damage, and airport operations resumed normally while the exact cause remains under investigation by aviation authorities.