A SWISS aircraft caught fire at the Delhi’s IGI airport, bound for Zurich, caught fire in one of its rear engine gears early on Sunday. The flight LX147 had to abort take-off after smoke rose out of one of its engines. The Airbus A330-300 aircraft was carrying approximately 232 passengers and crew, the Economic Times reported.
Six passengers were hospitalised after sustaining injuries during evacuations through the chute.
Around 2 am today, the takeoff of Swiss Air Flight LX147 (Delhi-Zurich) was aborted after smoke was observed from the left-side wheel. An Emergency declared by the crew. There were a total of 232 passengers onboard. 4 passengers sustained minor injuries during evacuation via… https://t.co/qiTy1UsquV
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2026
The flight registered as HB-JHK bound for Zurich was on its take-off roll on Runway 28 at approximately 1.08 am local time when the engine number one failed and caught fire.
According to information from Flight Rader, the aircraft took off as at a speed of 104 knots when the engine failure happened, and the crew abandoned take-off.
In a statement, SWISS said that the crew rejected the take-off and, after the assessment, decided to evacuate the aircraft.
"All passengers and crew evacuated the aircraft via the emergency slides. Six passengers are currently undergoing medical evaluation. For a small number of individuals who were unable to use the slides, stairs were provided," the spokesperson said.
#Watch | CNBC-TV18 has accessed the videos from a passenger on board the #SwissAir #Delhi-#Zurich flight SWR146, which aborts take off due to engine failure
— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) April 26, 2026
Runway 28 at Delhi airport remained blocked for an extended period. Passengers were evacuated using #emergency slides. 4… pic.twitter.com/EtouYQpOSr
