New Delhi, April 26 -- A Swiss International Air Lines flight bound for Zurich aborted take-off at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi in the early hours of Sunday after one of its engines caught fire on the runway, triggering a full emergency declaration. Flight LX147, an Airbus A330 carrying 232 passengers and crew, was evacuated on Runway 28 at approximately 1.08am local time. Six passengers were hospitalised, though no fatalities were reported.

Flight LX147, an Airbus A330 registered HB-JHK and bound for Zurich, was in its take-off roll on Runway 28 at approximately 1.08am local time when engine number one failed and caught fire.

According to flight tracking service Flightradar24, the aircraft had reached a speed of 104 kno...