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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nNew Delhi: Barely 24 hours after a SWISS Delhi-Zurich flight aborted take-off at IGI Airport following an engine fire, a passenger who was on board has described the evacuation as swift and professional inside the aircraft, but alleged confusion, delays and lack of coordination once passengers were on the ground.Vinod Krishnadas, 41, a Mumbai-based professional now working in Zug, Switzerland, spoke to TOI from Zurich over phone and narrated his ordeal.Krishnadas said that he was travelling on flight LX147 on Sunday when the Airbus A330 accelerated for take-off before suddenly coming to a sharp halt.At Indira Gandhi International Airport<\/a>, authorities declared a \u2018full emergency\u2019 following the incident.\u201cIt sounded like a tyre burst. The aircraft braked very hard and things went flying,\u201d Krishnadas recalled, adding that there was no visible smoke initially, which prevented panic from spreading instantly.He said he did not see smoke from his window and remained seated based on instructions until the cabin crew announced \u201cemergency, evacuate now.\u201dAs panic spread, passengers in economy class faced a more chaotic situation. \u201cThere was a lot of clamour,\u201d he said. Several passengers sustained injuries while using the emergency slides, with reports of fractures and sprains.Officials confirmed that four passengers were hospitalised and a crew member suffered a minor injury.Despite confusion, Krishnadas praised the airline crew. \u201cThe Swiss crew did a great job calming people down and distributing water. Everyone was in shock, but they handled it well.\u201dBut he criticised the response at the airport after evacuation. \u201cThere was no ambulance initially, only a fire brigade. We waited for 10-15 minutes for medical help, and nearly 40 minutes on the runway overall,\u201d he said.He said the situation inside the terminal deteriorated further. \u201cThere was no proper headcount, no announcements, no leadership. It felt like a headless chicken\u2014 people were running around trying to count passengers,\u201d he alleged.Krishnadas said that the process became increasingly disorganised. \u201cThey brought 40\u201350 contact information cards for over 200 passengers and distributed them randomly. There weren\u2019t enough cards \u2014 and there was only one pen,\u201d he said.It took hours before officials began calling out passenger names using a roster, he said.\u201cEven simple process like counting names took 3-4 hours and was confusing. They stopped midway at times,\u201d he said, adding that passengers were later sent to a hotel in Connaught Place.\u201cThere was no representative at the hotel to guide us. Two complete strangers were put in the same room.\u201dSwiss International Air Lines said in a statement that all passengers were assisted, accommodated and rebooked. Four passengers remain hospitalised, while one crew member suffered a minor ankle injury, it said.<\/div>\n