Flight Aborts Takeoff in Delhi After Engine Issue, Five Injured

New Delhi— A Swiss International Air Lines flight bound for Zurich aborted takeoff at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport early Sunday after an engine issue, leaving four passengers and one crew member injured during an emergency evacuation, the airline said.

Flight LX147, operating from New Delhi to Zurich, encountered a problem with one of its engines shortly after 1 a.m. local time while accelerating on the runway for departure.

“The crew aborted the takeoff and, after assessing the situation, decided as a precaution to evacuate the aircraft,” Swiss International said in a statement.

The airline did not provide further details on the engine malfunction, but India’s Economic Times reported that one engine had caught fire during takeoff roll, prompting the emergency evacuation.

The aircraft involved was an Airbus A330 carrying 228 passengers, four infants and 13 crew members.Swiss International said the injured passengers were taken to hospital, while the injured crew member suffered a sprained ankle.

The airline had initially reported six injuries before revising the number to five.Airport authorities declared an emergency following the incident, according to a source familiar with the matter, though runway operations later resumed.The airline said it had established a task force to investigate the cause of the incident.

The aborted takeoff adds to a series of recent aviation safety incidents involving emergency evacuations, where injuries often occur during rapid exits rather than from the technical malfunction itself.

Authorities have not yet released an official cause of the engine issue, and further investigation is underway.