New Delhi: An Air India flight made an emergency landing at Delhi airport on Monday evening due to hydraulic leak, sources said.
The flight with around 153 people was on its way from Varanasi to Delhi.
According to the sources, smoke was seen from undercarriage and the pilot opted for evacuation. All the passengers were evacuated safely and some of them sustained minor injuries.
Air India said in a statement that the incident, which happened around 19:58 hours, was caused by a hydraulic leak, but claimed there was no fire and none of the 153 passengers and six crew were injured during evacuation.
"Air India flight 405 Varanasi-Delhi had an emergency landing due to hydraulic leak. This resulted in few sparks at the nose wheel. There was no fire. All 146 passengers were evacuated safely and taken to terminal building. No passenger was injured," the airliner said.
Runway 27, where the aircraft had landed, has been cleared, it said, adding all passengers were being served dinner and taken care of.
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