A Swiss airliner suffered an engine failure during takeoff at Delhi Airport. Swiss Airlines flight LX147 was scheduled to take off at 1:08 a.m. Saturday night when one of its engines failed and caught fire. The pilot immediately grounded the plane.
Officials said all passengers were safely evacuated using emergency slides on the runway. Six passengers were injured among the 232 people on board, including four infants. The flight was bound for Zurich, Switzerland.
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A stampede-like situation occurred while getting down from the plane.
Fire personnel at the airport extinguished the fire in the landing gear of the plane.
Full emergency was declared at Delhi Airport
Delhi Airport in a statement said, “In the early hours of this morning, a full emergency was declared at Delhi Airport involving Swiss International Airlines flight LX 147 (DEL-ZRH) on Runway 28/10. All prescribed safety protocols were promptly executed, and passengers were safely evacuated. Airport operations remained unaffected.”
Airline said smoke was seen in landing gear during takeoff
“We have been informed of an incident involving flight LX147 in Delhi. The aircraft involved in the malfunction is an Airbus A330. The incident occurred shortly after 1 a.m. IST. As the aircraft approached the runway for takeoff, smoke was observed coming from the left landing gear, which caused the flight to be grounded immediately,” Swiss Airlines said in a statement.
The airline said, “Our local teams are on scene and caring for the passengers. We are working closely with local authorities on this matter. Our team will travel to Delhi soon to fully understand the circumstances behind this incident.”