Delhi: Six injured as Swiss Air flight engine fails, catches fire during takeoff

“The aircraft, an Airbus A330-300 operating as flight SWR146 from Delhi to Zurich, rejected take-off from runway 28 at 1.27am on Sunday. It was carrying 245 people on board, and the pilot in command was captain Guillermo Maximiliano Mulet,” an official aware of the matter said.

Of the 245 people on board, 232 were passengers (129 Indian nationals, 103 international passengers) and 13 crew members, three of whom were Indians, officials said.

Four passengers were moved to a hospital, while a cabin crew member sustained a sprained ankle during the incident. The other crew members were unharmed, the airline said.