New Delhi, April 26 -- A major aviation emergency unfolded late Sunday night at Terminal 3 of Delhi's IGI Airport. According to reports, smoke was observed emanating from the left wheel of Swiss Air Flight LX147 (Delhi-Zurich) during takeoff, following which the flight was immediately halted.

According to sources, four passengers of the total of 232 passengers on board the Swiss Air flight sustained minor injuries during evacuation via chute. The take-off of the flight was aborted after smoke was observed from the left-side wheel, the sources told ANI.

The Delhi Airport said that the operations remained unaffected.

In a statement on X, the Airport said, "In the early hours of this morning, a full emergency was declared at Delhi Airport...