Two passengers were injured during the evacuation of over 230 passengers when a flight that was set to depart from Bengaluru to Chennai was stopped from taxing after smoke was noticed. The Ministry of Civil
Aviation has launched a probe into the matter.
According to a statement issued by IndiGo spokesperson, “On 26 May 2026, while IndiGo flight 6E 6017 from Bengaluru to Chennai was taxing out to runway for departure, smoke was noticed in the aircraft. In the interest of safety, an immediate evacuation was carried out and all the relevant authorities were informed.”
It further said that all customers and crew were safely moved to the terminal. “All customers and crew are safe and have been moved to the terminal, where they are being attended to by our teams to ensure their well-being. An alternate aircraft has been arranged to operate the flight which will depart shortly and refreshments are being served to the customers to ease their wait time,” it added.
News18 quoted Ministry of Civil Aviation sources saying that the pilot took a call to call for an emergency evacuation after smelling something burning. “Later upon investigation, nothing was found on the flight. However, government has ordered an investigation into the matter.”
According to PTI, aviation watchdog DGCA is investigating the incident, and the aircraft has been grounded for inspection.
This comes days after a fire incident was reported in an IndiGo flight 6E 108 when a passenger’s power bank reportedly caught fire while the aircraft was taxiing towards the bay. The sudden blaze led to panic inside the cabin and triggered an emergency evacuation of more than 200 passengers.
According to reports, the power bank had been kept inside a seat pocket when smoke and flames were noticed. Cabin crew members quickly used fire extinguishers to control the situation, but the smoke spread rapidly across the aircraft, forcing emergency slides to be deployed. Several passengers reportedly sustained minor injuries during the evacuation process.
