The 179 passengers on an Air India flight from Bengaluru to Kochi experienced moments of terror on Saturday night when one of the plane's engines caught fire eight minutes after take-off, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing.
The engine fire was recorded by passengers of the plane in the following video.
All 177 psgrs, including two infants, and 6 crew members are safe after one of the engines of an Air India Express IX 1132 flight from @BLRAirport to Kochi caught fire midair on Saturday night. It made an emergency landing at KIA at 11.12 pm eight minutes after take-off, said… pic.twitter.com/e41K2YHeCZ
— S. Lalitha (@Lolita_TNIE) May 19, 2024
It is noted that the plane took off more than an hour late than the scheduled time.
When the plane returned to Bengaluru airport the crew asked passengers to remain seated saying "everything is under control".
The fire was eventually extinguished by the airport's fire engines with Air India announcing an investigation into the circumstances of the incident.
Source: in.gr
