Fire scare on B'luru-Delhi Air India flight: Pilots declare full emergency; all onboard safe

NEW DELHI: Pilots operating Air India’s Bengaluru-Delhi formation connected Thursday nighttime declared a afloat exigency aft getting motor occurrence informing successful the formation deck. The craft landed safely astatine IGI Airport’s runway 29R astatine 9.30 pm, wherever operations were suspended for a while.

The airport’s travel maine and different exigency vehicles sent to the runway did not spot immoderate fire. Later the craft was towed from the runway and passengers were disembarked.“None of the astir 180 radical connected committee are injured,” said sources.In a prelim statement, AI said: “We are alert of an incidental involving formation AI2802 operating from Bengaluru to Delhi connected 21 May 2026. The craft landed safely and each passengers and unit are safe. We are presently gathering further accusation and are moving intimately with the applicable authorities. Further updates volition beryllium shared arsenic much details go available.”