<p>Bengaluru: An <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/air-india-express">Air India Express</a> flight from <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru">Bengaluru</a> to Kochi had an emergency landing at the Kempegowda International Airport minutes after take-off, late on Saturday night, after one of the aircraft engines caught fire. </p><p>The flight – IX 1132 – with 179 passengers made the emergency landing at 11.12 pm.</p><p>Air India Express said a precautionary landing for the flight was initiated after flames were seen emanating from the engine on the right side of the aircraft, after take-off. </p><p>“The ground services also reported flames, resulting in an evacuation. The crew accomplished an evacuation with no injuries to any guests,” a spokesperson of the airline said on Sunday.</p>.Bengaluru-bound Air India Express flight makes 'emergency landing' in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappally.<p>Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) which operates the airport said the flight made the emergency landing due to a reported fire in one of the engines. It said a full-scale emergency was declared and the fire was “promptly extinguished” upon landing of the aircraft.</p><p>“All 179 passengers and 6 crew members have been successfully evacuated from the aircraft,” a BIAL spokesperson said.</p><p>Air India Express said it was working to provide alternative travel arrangements for the passengers. </p><p>“A thorough investigation with the regulator shall be accomplished to establish the cause,” the spokesperson said.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: An <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/air-india-express">Air India Express</a> flight from <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru">Bengaluru</a> to Kochi had an emergency landing at the Kempegowda International Airport minutes after take-off, late on Saturday night, after one of the aircraft engines caught fire. </p><p>The flight – IX 1132 – with 179 passengers made the emergency landing at 11.12 pm.</p><p>Air India Express said a precautionary landing for the flight was initiated after flames were seen emanating from the engine on the right side of the aircraft, after take-off. </p><p>“The ground services also reported flames, resulting in an evacuation. The crew accomplished an evacuation with no injuries to any guests,” a spokesperson of the airline said on Sunday.</p>.Bengaluru-bound Air India Express flight makes 'emergency landing' in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappally.<p>Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) which operates the airport said the flight made the emergency landing due to a reported fire in one of the engines. It said a full-scale emergency was declared and the fire was “promptly extinguished” upon landing of the aircraft.</p><p>“All 179 passengers and 6 crew members have been successfully evacuated from the aircraft,” a BIAL spokesperson said.</p><p>Air India Express said it was working to provide alternative travel arrangements for the passengers. </p><p>“A thorough investigation with the regulator shall be accomplished to establish the cause,” the spokesperson said.</p>