Overview
- The Airbus A320 operating as Vietjet flight VJC1875 (registration VN-A655) suffered a reported engine failure en route from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo and was diverted to Chennai, where a full emergency was declared at 9:55 pm on Tuesday.
- The aircraft landed safely at 10:27 pm, taxied under its own power to a parking stand, and air traffic control withdrew the emergency at 10:35 pm.
- All 142 passengers and crew deboarded without injury and were assisted in the terminal before Vietjet arranged a replacement aircraft that arrived the next day and departed for Colombo with the passengers.
- The involved A320 has been declared Aircraft on Ground (AOG) and is parked at Chennai's remote apron pending required repairs and mandatory technical checks before it can be cleared to depart.
- Diverting to a nearby airport and activating an Airport Emergency Plan are standard responses to in-flight technical failures for twin-engine jets like the A320, and the next steps will be airline-led inspections and any regulator oversight needed to confirm why the engine failed.