New Delhi: More than 230 people are on board the plane indigo An Airbus A321neo was evacuated from the plane using emergency slides at Bengaluru airport after smoke broke out in the cabin while taxiing on the runway for takeoff to Chennai. The aircraft was on the taxiway when the smoke incident occurred. DGCA is investigating this.“IndiGo A321 (VT-IME) was involved in emergency evacuation of passengers during operation of flight 6E-6017 (Bengaluru-Chennai) as smoke was reported in the cabin/cockpit. When taxiing was initiated after pushback, smoke was observed in the cockpit and cabin. The crew carried out emergency evacuation of passengers using all escape slides,” the aviation ministry said in a statement. During the evacuation process, two passengers suffered minor injuries. The aircraft has been grounded for inspection/repair. DGCA is investigating the incident.”In a statement, IndiGo said: “On May 26, 2026, when IndiGo flight 6E 6017 from Bengaluru to Chennai was descending the runway for departure, smoke was observed in the aircraft. In the interest of safety, immediate evacuation was carried out and all concerned authorities were informed. All customers and crew are safe and have been evacuated to the terminal, where they are being looked after by our teams to ensure their well-being.“An IndiGo spokesperson said, “An alternate aircraft has been arranged to operate the flight which will depart shortly and refreshments are being served to customers to reduce their waiting time. At IndiGo, the safety of our customers and crew is our top priority.”This is the second emergency evacuation Indi has had to do so far this month. On May 5, all people on board a Hyderabad-Chandigarh flight were evacuated to their destination using slides after a fire broke out in personal electronic equipment.