NEW DELHI, June 24: Passengers on the Rome bound AirIndia Airbus A-310, had a narrow escape when one of the engines failed in mid-air. According to officials at the airport, Air India flight AI-135 bound for Manchester via Rome took off from the Indira Gandhi International Airport at 8:25 a.m. The pilot of the aircraft informed the control tower at about 8:45 a.m. that one of the engines of the aircraft had failed and he was heading back to land.A full emergency was declared at the airport, and fire tenders and ambulances were stationed on the tarmac, however the aircraft landed at the airport safely at 9:44 a.m.
