WHEEL OF LUFTHANSA FLIGHT, WITH 490 PASSENGERS, CATCHES FIRE DURING LANDING IN DELHI: REPORT

NEW DELHI: A wheel of a Lufthansa A380 aircraft, operating flight LH 762 from Munich on Tuesday, caught fire during the landing process at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), reported news agency PTI quoting sources. The flight was carrying around 490 passengers, managed to make a controlled landing and arrived safely at the airport.

However, due to the incident, the aircraft required thorough checks and the unavailability of spare parts led to the cancellation of the return flight to Munich. "While LH762 landed safely in Delhi, a short term technical deregistration of the aircraft was required due to the lack of availability of spare parts after a controlled landing. Safety is our top priority at Lufthansa," stated an airline spokesperson on Tuesday.

Sources further revealed that the return flight LH 763 was cancelled even after boarding passes had been issued to the passengers. The Lufthansa spokesperson mentioned that the aircraft DAIMC is scheduled to operate flight LH 763 from Delhi to Munich on July 3.