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Alliance Air flight makes emergency landing in Delhi after engine failure
An Alliance Air aircraft operating a service from Prayagraj to Delhi made a precautionary emergency landing Friday afternoon after experiencing an engine malfunction. All 40 passengers and crew members on board landed safely.
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Alliance Air flight 9I 698, an ATR 72-600 twin-engine turboprop aircraft, touched down at Indira Gandhi International Airport around 2:15 pm following the reported engine failure, according to flight tracking data.
The aircraft was en route from Prayagraj when the crew reported the loss of power in one of its two engines, prompting the pilots to divert to Delhi for an immediate landing. The ATR 72-600 is a short-haul regional aircraft commonly used for domestic operations across Indian airways.
Flightradar24.com tracking data confirmed the landing time at the national capital's airport. The aircraft carried approximately 40 people, comprising passengers and crew members.
There was no immediate statement from Alliance Air regarding the incident or details on the technical cause of the engine failure. The airline is a subsidiary of Air India and operates regional routes connecting smaller towns to major metropolitan centres across India.