An Indigo flight between Delhi and Chennai on Saturday night returned to the Capital’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport and made an emergency landing after developing an engine snag, officials aware of the development said on Sunday.
The flight had 230 people on board, and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), in a statement issued on Sunday, said the flight returned within an hour of taking off.
“An IndiGo Delhi-Chennai flight (6E-2789) safely returned to Indira Gandhi International Airport within an hour of take-off on Saturday night following a snag in engine. The flight made a safe emergency landing with over 230 people on-board,” DGCA said in the statement.