Kathmandu Airport: Major accident averted at Kathmandu Airport, tire of Turkish Airlines aircraft caught fire

Kathmandu Airport : A major accident was averted at Kathmandu airport when the undercarriage of a Turkish Airlines aircraft suddenly caught fire. This sudden incident created an atmosphere of chaos at the airport. After the incident, the airport was closed for about 98 minutes. After that operations were resumed. According to the airport, a total of 288 people were on board the aircraft at the time of the accident, including 11 crew members. Initial information indicated that a tire on the aircraft’s right main landing gear had caught fire.

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Airport officials said about 30 percent of the aircraft remained on the runway while the remaining 70 percent were parked on the taxiways. Because of this the authorities had to stop all domestic and international flights services.

Officials said that the reason could be hard landing, tire pressure problem or other technical problems, although a full investigation is underway. Spokesperson Bhool said that the passengers were evacuated safely using the Evacuation Slide.

At the same time, hotel arrangements were made for the passengers going from Kathmandu. Officials are also making arrangements to send another flight for those passengers who have to go to another place.

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