Swiss International says 5 injured after flight aborts take-off in Delhi
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The injured passengers have been taken to hospital, said the source, who was not authorised to speak to media and declined to be identified.
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DELHI – Swiss International said a flight from Delhi to Zurich had to abort its take-off early on April 26 after an engine issue, adding that four passengers and one crew member were injured.
The airline did not elaborate, but the Economic Times reported that one of the engines caught fire as the plane was accelerating down a runway and that the passengers were injured during an emergency evacuation.
“Shortly after 1am local time (3.30am, Singapore time) on April 26, an issue occurred with one of the engines during the take-off of flight LX147 in Delhi. The crew aborted the take-off and, after assessing the situation, decided as a precaution to evacuate the aircraft,” Swiss International said.
It added that it had set up a task force to look into the incident, with the injured passengers taken to hospital. The crew member sustained a sprained ankle.
The airline earlier said that six passengers were injured but revised the number.
There were 228 passengers, four infants and 13 crew members on the Airbus A330.
Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport declared an emergency following the incident, but runway operations have since resumed, said a source who was not authorised to speak on the issue and declined to be identified. REUTERS
