Emergency landing
In Short
An Alliance Air flight from Prayagraj to Delhi carrying 40 passengers makes a safe emergency landing at Delhi airport following an engine failure.
Share :
Emergency landing
An Alliance Air aircraft, carrying 40 passengers, made an emergency landing at the Delhi airport due to an engine failure on Friday afternoon, according to a source.
In a statement, an Alliance Air spokesperson said the plane landed safely and a team of engineers is carrying out an investigation.
The airline was operating flight 9I 698 from Prayagraj to the national capital with an ATR 72-600, a twin-engine turboprop aircraft.
The source said the plane, with around 44 people onboard, made an emergency landing after one engine became inoperative.
The airline spokesperson said the aircraft was operating on the Bilaspur (PAB)-Prayagraj (IXD)-Delhi (DEL) route.
