delhi-goa flight lands in mumbai after engine fault
New Delhi, July 17 -- An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Goa made an emergency landing in Mumbai on Wednesday night after experiencing an engine issue mid-air, Mumbai airport officials said.
Flight 6E 6271, an Airbus A320neo, safely landed at 9.53pm IST with 191 people on board.
The aircraft was flying from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Goa when the incident occurred at 9.27pm, about 100 nautical miles north of Bhubaneswar, officials said.
"The pilot declared 'PAN PAN PAN' due to a malfunction in engine number 1," said one airport official, speaking on condition of anonymity. PAN PAN PAN is an urgent message indicating a non-life-threatening emergency.
The flight crew requested a diversion to Mumbai at 9.32pm. Ambulances and fire tenders were placed on standby and followed the aircraft to the bay as per standard operating procedures, a second official said.
IndiGo described the incident as a technical glitch.
"A technical snag was detected on flight 6E 6271 whilst flying from Delhi to Manohar International Airport, Goa on 16 July 2025. Following procedures, the aircraft was diverted and landed in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai," an IndiGo spokesperson said....
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