Five injured after a plane from Delhi to Zurich was forced to stop setting up due to a engine problem

The airline did not elaborate, but Economic Times reported that one of the engines was involved in the flames as the plane accelerated onto a track and that passengers were injured during an emergency evacuation.

“Pak after 1: 00 a.m. local time on April 26, a problem occurred with one of the engines when the LX147 flight to Delhi. The crew stopped setting up and, after praising the situation, decided as a precautionary measure to evacuate plane”, Swiss International said in a statement, foreign media wrote, Telegrafi quoted.

♪ BREAKING : Swiss International Air Lines flight LX147, operated by airraft HB- JHK, suffered an engine No. 1 Faith holding the take-off roll while trusting Delhi for Zurich.

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She said she had established a working group to investigate the incident, adding that injured passengers were taken to the hospital, while the crew member had suffered a ankle injury.

The airline had earlier said that six passengers were injured but had reviewed the number.

SW ISS A330 from Delhi to Zurich aborted Takeoff after left entrine fire. Quick recall, emergency evacuation via slides. Six pasters hospitalized with minor injuries. 228 people on board. Crew did a solid job. Pic.twitter. com/e de Whoa. K6 COK

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On board the plane, which was an Airbus A330, were 228 passengers, four babies, and 13 crew members.

Delhi International Airport Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency after the incident, but track operations have since resumed, said a source familiar with the issue, which was not authorised to address the issue and refused to be identified. /Periscope