India, Sept. 5 -- The pilot of an Indore-bound Air India Express flight from Delhi, carrying 161 passengers, made a "PAN-PAN" call on Friday after the aircraft suffered a mid-air engine fault. Despite the scare, the plane landed safely at its destination with a 20-minute delay.

An official told PTI that the "PAN-PAN" call was issued to indicate a non-life-threatening emergency. Flight IX 1028 subsequently landed safely at Indore's Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, and all passengers were reported safe.

Indore airport director Vipinkant Seth said, "After receiving information about a technical fault in one of the engines of the Air India Express plane from Delhi, we took all necessary precautions. The aircraft landed at Indore airport at 9....