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IndiGo Kolkata flight lands safely after engine issue
NDTV··12 Aug
Chennai Airport declared a full emergency at 11:29 p.m. for IndiGo flight 6E-723 from Kolkata after a left engine inoperative condition. The aircraft landed safely on Runway 25 at 11:37 p.m. with 224 people on board. The emergency was withdrawn at 11:47 p.m., and airport authorities said all operations returned to normal soon afterward across the airport.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Passengers on 6E-723 landed safely; other Chennai flights may have seen brief operational pauses.
- Travellers using IndiGo on the Kolkata-Chennai sector can note the aircraft will need technical clearance.
- Airport visitors should treat full-emergency alerts as precautionary readiness, not confirmation of a crash.
What's Happening
- IndiGo flight 6E-723 declared a left engine inoperative condition approaching Chennai.
- A full emergency was declared at 11:29 p.m. and withdrawn at 11:47 p.m. after a safe landing.
- Two hundred twenty-four people were on board when the aircraft touched down on Runway 25.
Trained Single-Engine Arrival Protocol
- Commercial twin-engine aircraft are certified to land with one engine inoperative under crew procedures.
- Airports declare full emergencies to pre-position fire and medical teams beside the runway.
- IndiGo had a separate Dubai-Mumbai diversion to Rajkot last month after a cargo-hold smoke alert.
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