An Air India flight operating from Bengaluru to Delhi landed safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday night after pilots received an engine fire warning shortly before touchdown. The incident prompted the crew to declare a full emergency as the aircraft approached the airport.According to sources, the cockpit crew of Flight AI 2802, an Airbus A321 registered as VT-CIO, received an engine fire indication during the final approach into Delhi.
Following the alert, emergency response teams were immediately deployed near runway 29R, while airport authorities briefly suspended operations on the runway as a precautionary measure.The aircraft safely landed at around 9.30 pm, and officials said the fire warning was extinguished after touchdown. The plane was later towed away from the runway for technical inspection. Around 180 passengers and crew members were on board the flight, and all of them were safely disembarked without any injuries being reported.In an official statement, Air India confirmed the incident and said the cockpit crew had received a fire indication from one of the aircraft’s engines during the landing phase.
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The airline stated that the warning was later confirmed to be genuine.“The crew followed all standard operating procedures and landed the aircraft safely at Delhi airport. All passengers and crew are safe,” the airline said in its statement.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an investigation into the incident. Officials are expected to examine the aircraft’s engine systems, warning mechanisms and maintenance records to determine the exact cause of the engine fire indication.
