Flight carrying 404 passengers makes emergency landing at Delhi airport’s Terminal 3
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New Delhi: A flight from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, made an emergency landing at Terminal 3 of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday evening. The aircraft, Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV758, was carrying 404 passengers and crew when the emergency was reported around 5:15 pm.
In response, the Delhi Fire Department dispatched four fire tenders to the location. The flight landed safely at 5:20 pm, and all onboard were reported to be safe.
Delhi Airport pauses runway upgrade
Meanwhile, Delhi Airport will temporarily reopen Runway 10/28 in the first week of May to reduce flight delays caused by ongoing maintenance. Nearly 900 flights were affected in a single day, prompting authorities to take urgent action.
The runway was closed for an Instrument Landing System (ILS) upgrade to improve low-visibility operations before the winter fog season. However, the closure reduced arrival capacity from 45 to around 31–32 flights per hour, leading to severe congestion across terminals.
