Flight operations from the Patna airport were affected on Friday after an IndiGo aircraft carrying 174 passengers suffered "engine failure" at the time of taxiing for take off. Following the incident, which happened around 6 pm, operations were impacted, a senior airport official said.
The official said that the left engine of the plane failed when it was taxiing causing the take off for New Delhi to be terminated.
All the passengers have been safely evacuated, the official added. When contacted, an IndiGo spokesperson said that flight 6E-508 was “involved in a low speed reject due to suspected engine stall”.
As smoke was seen in the cabin, the captain decided to evacuate the passengers as a precaution, the spokesperson said, adding that there was no tyre burst or engine fire. The incident has been reported to aviation regulator DGCA and IndiGo has also started an internal inquiry.
(With inputs from PTI)
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