New Delhi, April 26 -- A Zurich-bound Swiss International Air Lines flight was forced to abort take-off at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport in the early hours of Sunday after a technical snag in one of its engines triggered a full-scale emergency response.
The incident occurred shortly after 1:25 am when Flight SWR146, operated by an Airbus A330-300, was accelerating for departure from Runway 28. According to officials, the cockpit crew detected an engine malfunction and immediately discontinued take-off procedures, simultaneously alerting ground authorities and requesting fire support. Visual signs of smoke near one side of the aircraft and flames reported around the landing gear area led to the declaration of a full emergency ...