{"id":55801,"date":"2026-04-26T07:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/55801\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T07:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:57:11","slug":"swiss-a330-aircraft-evacuated-on-the-runway-in-delhi-after-rejected-takeoff-following-critical-engine-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/55801\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss A330 aircraft evacuated on the runway in Delhi after rejected takeoff following critical engine failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI \u2014 A full-scale emergency was declared at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on Saturday evening after a Zurich-bound Swiss International Air Lines flight was forced to abort its takeoff following a critical engine failure and reports of fire.<\/p>\n<p>High-Speed Abort and Fire Reports<\/p>\n<p>The incident involved Flight LX147, an Airbus A330-300 (registration HB-JHK), which was accelerating down Runway 28 for its departure to Zurich. According to flight data, the aircraft reached a speed of approximately 104 knots (192 km\/h) before the crew initiated an emergency high-speed rejected takeoff due to a failure in the No. 1 engine.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Zurich bound <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FlySWISS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@FlySWISS<\/a> flight LX147 was evacuated on the runway in Delhi early today after reportedly rejecting take-off following an engine fire. Aircraft was HB-JHK, a 14-year-old Airbus A330-343. Six passengers were reported injured and taken to hospital. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/53yB1ICX3L\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/53yB1ICX3L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/flightradar24\/status\/2048291732941316351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 26, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses reported seeing smoke billowing from the left side of the aircraft, while ground reports indicated a fire had broken out near the right landing gear, likely due to the intense heat generated by the emergency braking procedure.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency Evacuation on the Runway<\/p>\n<p>With the aircraft coming to a halt on the runway and fire risks mounting, the flight crew declared a full emergency and ordered an immediate evacuation.<\/p>\n<p>Evacuation Method: All emergency slides were deployed.Total Count: 232 passengers and 13 crew members (245 total).Outcome: All passengers and crew were successfully evacuated onto the tarmac.<\/p>\n<p>While the majority of those on board emerged unscathed, airport officials confirmed minor injuries were sustained by several passengers during the descent down the slides. On-site medical teams provided immediate treatment to those affected.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last evening, Swiss Air Airbus A330-300 (HB-JHK) aborted takeoff at ~104 knots in Delhi after an engine failure on SWR147 bound for Zurich.<\/p>\n<p>Smoke seen on the left side, with reports of fire near the right landing gear \u2014 full emergency declared.<\/p>\n<p>232 passengers + 13 crew\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T1AURPCa11\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/T1AURPCa11<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Turbine Traveller (@Turbinetraveler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Turbinetraveler\/status\/2048272317961138659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 26, 2026<\/a> Operational Impact<\/p>\n<p>The incident caused significant disruption at India\u2019s busiest airport. Runway 28 remained blocked for a prolonged period as technical teams worked to inspect the aircraft and clear the scene. Several incoming flights were diverted, and departing schedules faced cascading delays throughout the night.<\/p>\n<p>The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched a formal investigation into the mechanical failure of the No. 1 engine and the subsequent landing gear fire. The aircraft remains grounded in Delhi pending a full technical evaluation.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW DELHI \u2014 A full-scale emergency was declared at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on Saturday evening after&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[31243,31244,25869,31245,41,17],"class_list":{"0":"post-55801","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-switzerland","8":"tag-hb-jhk","9":"tag-igi","10":"tag-lx","11":"tag-lx147","12":"tag-swiss","13":"tag-switzerland"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116469946461141243","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}