IndiGo flight with 224 onboard makes emergency landing after engine failure
An IndiGo flight carrying 224 passengers made an emergency landing at Chennai airport after experiencing a left-engine failure. The aircraft landed safely, and all emergency protocols were successfully executed without incident.
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CHENNAI: A full emergency was declared at Chennai airport late Tuesday night after an IndiGo flight from Kolkata developed a left-engine failure shortly before landing.IndiGo flight 6E-723, operating from Kolkata to Chennai with 224 people on board, declared a full emergency at 11.29 pm on August 11, according to Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials.Also read: 'High' PIC was standing, leaning behind: Inside the cockpit of Air India Delhi-Phuket flightThe aircraft was scheduled to arrive at 11.30 pm, but the pilot noticed that the left engine had failed as he prepared to land.
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