Mumbai: An IndiGo A320NEO aircraft operating the flight from Delhi to Goa faced an in-slight engine shutdown for a turn to Mumbai on Wednesday night. The twin-engine aircraft can safely divert and land with a working engine.Sources said Indigo Flight 6E-6271 landed safely at the city airport around 10 pm.An Indigo spokesperson said, “A technical obstacle was detected on flight 6271 while flying from Delhi to Manohar International Airport, Goa on 16 July 2025. Soon with customers. We regret the inconvenience caused to our customers due to this unexpected situation. In IndiGo, safety and safety of customers, crew and aircraft is of immense importance. ,On the landing of the aircraft, a full emergency was declared with fire tenders and ambulances on Standby. The aircraft (VT-IZB) is about six years old. The flight was scheduled to take off from Delhi at 7.30 pm and at Manohar International Airport in North Goa at 10 pm. The flight delayed and left at around 8.15 am.In June, the CEO of an Ahmedabad-bound Indigo A320 rejected the takeoff in Kolkata after a single-engine shutdown.Indian carriers reported 65 in-flight engine failures since 2020. Right to Information (RTI) data showed that the Indian aircraft faced 65 in-Flight engine shutdown since 2020, while the pilots made 11 “May days” crisis calls.
