An IndiGo flight from Kolkata to Chennai made an emergency landing at Chennai Airport on Tuesday night after its left engine became inoperative, prompting authorities to declare a Full Emergency, according to a report by Times Now.

Flight 6E-723 was scheduled to land at 11:30 PM but touched down safely on Runway 25 at 11:37 PM local time, with 224 people on board, the report said. The Full Emergency was declared at 11:29 PM, minutes before the aircraft landed.

The Chennai Airport Authority confirmed the sequence of events in a statement cited by Times Now: "A Full Emergency was declared at 2329 IST for flight 6E-723, operating from Kolkata (CCU) to Chennai (MAA), due to a left engine inoperative condition. The aircraft was expected to arrive at 2337 HRS, with the scheduled time of arrival being 2330 HRS."

The statement added: "Following the declaration of the Full Emergency, the necessary emergency response arrangements were initiated to facilitate the safe arrival of the aircraft. The aircraft subsequently landed safely at 2337 IST on Runway 25, with 224 persons on board. Full Emergency was formally withdrawn at 2347 HRS. All operations normal."

The emergency was withdrawn at 11:47 PM, ten minutes after landing, and airport operations returned to normal, according to the report.

Source: Times Now