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Full emergency declared on Indian flight after left engine becomes inoperative
After a full emergency was declared, the necessary response arrangements were initiated, the airport authority said
- PUBLISHED: Wed 12 Aug 2026, 12:45 PM
A full emergency was declared on Tuesday night for Indigo flight 6E 723 operating from Kolkata to Chennai, according to ANI.
The left engine became inoperative, according to a statement by the Chennai Airport Authority.
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The aircraft was expected to arrive at 11.37pm, a seven-minute delay from its scheduled time of arrival at 11.30pm.
After a full emergency was declared, authorities arranged the necessary emergency response to facilitate the safe arrival of the aircraft. The full emergency was formally withdrawn at 11.47pm; all operations were found to be normal.
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