US EditionSwiss International Says Five Injured After Flight Aborts Takeoff in India
The airline said 6 passengers were injured as crew aborted the takeoff and evacuated the Airbus A330 after an engine malfunction and fire.
- Swiss International Air Lines flight LX147 aborted takeoff early Sunday at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi after an engine malfunction during the takeoff roll.
- An engine caught fire during takeoff roll, prompting the crew to reject the takeoff after smoke was observed from the aircraft's left-side wheel.
- All 232 people on board, including 228 passengers and four infants, were evacuated using emergency slides and stairs following the incident.
- Six passengers sustained injuries during evacuation and are receiving medical attention, SWISS said in a statement; crew members were unharmed.
- Runway 28 was closed until the aircraft cleared the site, while technical teams investigate the engine malfunction, according to Flightradar24.
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The injuries occurred during the emergency evacuation.
A Swiss company flight from Delhi to Zurich was evacuated in an emergency during the night of Saturday to Sunday following an engine problem at take-off. Four of the 228 passengers were hospitalized and an air hostess suffered from a sprainThe take-off had just begun when the incident occurred. Swiss flight LX147 was evacuated as a matter of urgency, shortly after 01:00 in the morning (21:30 a.m. Saturday in Switzerland) in Dehli. A problem with…
Because of an engine failure, an Airbus from Swiss had to cancel and evacuate the launch in Delhi on Sunday. Four people were taken to hospital. A task force is now investigating the cause of the incident.
Swiss International says 5 injured after flight aborts takeoff in New Delhi
Swiss International said that a flight from Delhi to Zurich had to abort its takeoff early on Sunday 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 had caught on fire as the plane was accelerating down a runway and that the passengers were injured during an emergency evacuation. “Shortly after 1am local time on April 26, a…
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