IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Delhi due to engine failure

Source: PTI - Edited By: Hemant Waje Updated: March 28, 2026 13:20 IST 1 Minute Read

An IndiGo flight carrying 160 passengers made an emergency landing at Delhi airport after experiencing engine failure, prompting a full emergency response.

Indigo plane

Photograph: Kind courtesy IndiGo on Facebook

Key Points

IndiGo flight 6E 579 from Visakhapatnam to Delhi experienced an engine failure.
The Boeing 737 aircraft, carrying 160 passengers, made an emergency landing at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.
A full emergency was declared at the airport at 10:39 am.
The flight landed safely at 10:59 am according to flight tracking data.

A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Visakhapatnam, carrying 160 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday due to an engine failure, according to sources.

"Full emergency was declared at Indira Gandhi International Airport at 10.39 for IndiGo Visakhapatnam-Delhi flight 6E 579 due to one engine failure," a source said.

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There were 160 passengers on board the Boeing 737 aircraft, the source said.

The flight landed at 10.59 am as per flight tracking website flightradar24.com.

Further details are awaited.

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