Delhi: Emergency declared at IGI airport after Russia-bound aircraft makes emergency landing following engine failure

A Russia-bound aircraft from Vietnam with 345 passengers on-board made an emergency landing at the T-3 terminal of the IGI airport in Delhi, after suffering an engine failure, a DIAL spokesperson said. [caption id=“attachment_4422201” align=“alignleft” width=“300”] Representational image. Reuters[/caption] All the passengers are safe and all standard operating procedures were put into action during the emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport at 6:10 pm, he said. The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) spokesperson said the non-scheduled flight, numbered RL-772, was going from Phu-Quoe in Vietnam to Yekaterinburg Russia. According to India Today, the flight landed safely at Terminal 3 following which all the passengers were evacuated from the flight. The aircraft was later moved to an isolated place. With inputs from PTI