2 min readMar 28, 2026 01:18 PM IST
First published on: Mar 28, 2026 at 12:09 PM IST
A Visakhapatnam-Delhi IndiGo flight was forced to make an emergency landing at the national capital’s airport on Saturday after an engine malfunction. The aircraft, operating as flight 6E 579, was carrying 160 passengers. A full emergency was declared at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport at 10:39 am following reports of one engine failure, according to sources.
The Boeing 737 plane landed safely at around 10:59 am, as per data from flight tracking website Flightradar24.
“The flight, 6E 579, was a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and was carrying 161 persons on board. According to initial reports, the pilot reported a failure of one engine while approaching Delhi, prompting authorities to initiate full emergency protocols at the airport,” an official said.
The aircraft, which had approximately 6.4 hours of fuel on board, landed safely at 10.52 am on runway 28 at IGI Airport.
Airport emergency services, including fire and medical teams, were placed on standby as a precaution. No dangerous goods were reported on board.
An official from the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said a call regarding the emergency landing was received at 10.53 am.
All passengers were safely deplaned, and airline staff, along with the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) terminal operations team, ensured proper care and assistance for those on board, the official said.
The official further said that an investigation into the cause of the engine failure has been started.
SpiceJet incident last month
In a similar incident last month, a SpiceJet flight operating from Delhi to Leh returned to the national capital after experiencing a technical issue involving one of its engines shortly after take-off.
The aircraft landed safely, and all passengers disembarked normally. Officials had said the issue was linked to a failure in engine number two during the flight, following which standard safety procedures were initiated.
In a statement at the time, a SpiceJet spokesperson had said, “A SpiceJet flight operating from Delhi to Leh on February 24 returned to Delhi after experiencing a technical issue. The aircraft landed safely in Delhi, and all passengers disembarked normally. There was no fire warning in the cockpit.”
An IndiGo flight made an emergency landing after it developed an engine snag in mid-air (Representative image/ file). 
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