IndiGo flight makes emergency touchdown in Goa after engine failure

A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight with 229 passengers on board returned to Goa about half-hour after takeoff on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) and made an emergency touchdown at Manohar Worldwide Airport after one engine failed mid-air, sources mentioned.

The plane landed safely on the airport in Mopa, North Goa.

“IndiGo flight 6E 2102, which departed for Delhi at 9.16 a.m., returned to Goa after reporting a failure in considered one of its engines. The Air Visitors Management declared a full emergency round 9.30 a.m., and the plane landed safely on runway 28 at 9.51 a.m.,” a supply mentioned.

An IndiGo spokesperson mentioned in an announcement {that a} “technical challenge was detected shortly after takeoff”. “Following the usual working process, the related authorities have been knowledgeable, and the pilots turned again and landed the plane safely at Manohar Worldwide Airport,” the airline mentioned.

The plane is at the moment present process upkeep checks and can resume operations after securing all needed clearances, it mentioned. Preparations have been made for the passengers to succeed in their vacation spot, the airline added.