A Bengaluru-bound A320 ceo aircraft, carrying 184 people, aborted takeoff at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) due to fire in one of its engines on Friday (October 28) night.
The plane returned to the bay and passengers were de-boarded safely.
A DGCA source said the aircraft VT-IFM operating flight 6E-2131 from Delhi to Bengaluru was involved in reject takeoff following engine 2 fail warning.
A loud bang was heard and fire extinguisher bottle was discharged, the source added.
In a statement issued early Saturday morning, IndiGo said the aircraft experienced a technical issue while on take off roll, immediately after which the pilot aborted the take off and the aircraft safely returned to the bay.
All passengers and crew are safe and an alternate aircraft was arranged to operate the flight, which took off at 12.16 am on Saturday, it added.
Videos on social media showed one of the plane’s engines on fire and sparks flying at the time of taxiing at the airport.
