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Colombo-bound aircraft makes emergency landing in Chennai

Source: NDTV · 23 Sep 2026, 03:49 UTC

A plane travelling to Colombo made an emergency landing at Chennai airport after an engine failure, according to NDTV. The supplied report does not identify the airline, aircraft type or number of people aboard, and says the cause is expected to be examined by the airline and aviation authorities.

A Colombo-bound plane made an emergency landing at Chennai airport after an engine failure, NDTV reported. The aircraft was travelling towards Colombo when it landed at Chennai. The source material does not state when the incident occurred or identify the airline operating the flight.

It also provides no information about the aircraft type, the number of passengers or crew, or whether anyone was injured. No details are supplied about the flight’s departure point or the circumstances of the landing. The cause of the engine failure is expected to be examined by the airline and aviation authorities, according to the report.

That means the available account does not establish why the engine failed. Further findings will depend on those examinations. NDTV’s supplied material contains no information about damage to the aircraft, the flight’s eventual status or arrangements for passengers.

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