Delhi-Chennai Indigo Flight Returns to IGI After Takeoff Due to Engine Snag; All Passengers Safe

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Flight 6E-2789 had taken off at 9:46 pm with over 230 people on board. Minutes after the take-off, the flight suffered a snag in the engine and was forced to return

An IndiGo Delhi-Chennai flight safely returned to the Indira Gandhi International Airport within an hour of take-off following a snag in the engine on Saturday night, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Flight 6E-2789 had taken off at 9:46 pm with over 230 people on board. Minutes after the take-off, the flight suffered a snag in the engine and was forced to return. The flight made a safe emergency landing at 10:39 pm at the Delhi IGI airport. All passengers were reported to be safe. More details are awaited.

In a similar incident, a Delhi-Srinagar SpiceJet flight was forced to return to the IGI airport due to a false warning in the cockpit, earlier this year in April.

“On April 18, SpiceJet B737 aircraft operating flight SG-8373 (Delhi-Srinagar) returned back to Delhi as the AFT cargo fire light illuminated in the cockpit,” the airline said in a statement.

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