{"id":332859,"date":"2026-05-11T13:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=332859"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:13:08","slug":"turkish-airline-flight-with-288-people-on-board-catches-fire-after-landing-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/turkish-airline-flight-with-288-people-on-board-catches-fire-after-landing-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Airline flight with 288 people on board catches fire after landing | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A\u00a0Turkish\u00a0Airlines\u00a0jet caught fire while landing at Nepal\u2019s most important airport, forcing the airport to shut down. <\/p>\n

The flight from Istanbul with 277 passengers landed at Kathmandu\u2019s Tribhuvan International Airport, with fire and smoke billowing from the right-side landing gear. <\/p>\n

Emergency crews responded to regulate the fireplace on the Airbus 330, and passengers were safely evacuated, based on airport officials. <\/p>\n

Several planes certain for Kathmandu were placed on hold while officials investigated and attempted to clear the one runway on the airport. <\/p>\n

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said the fireplace broke out in the correct rear tyre of the Airbus.<\/p>\n

\u2018Technical inspections of the aircraft have been initiated by our teams. Initial \u200bassessments indicate \u200bthat \u2060the smoke was attributable to a technical malfunction in a hydraulic \u200bpipe,\u2019 Yahya Ustun, the airline\u2019s \u200bsenior \u2060vice chairman of communications said.<\/p>\n

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The aircraft was evacuated after landing (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One other flight has been planned for the return of passengers to their destinations.<\/p>\n

Nepal has relatively frequent plane crashes as a consequence of its mountainous terrain and variable weather, which make flying conditions difficult. <\/p>\n

In 2015, a\u00a0Turkish\u00a0Airlines\u00a0jet landing in dense fog in Kathmandu skidded off a slippery runway, shutting down the airport for several days. <\/p>\n

No injuries were reported, and the plane was later towed out of the airport and converted right into a museum.<\/p>\n

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The back right tyre caught on fire before landing (Picture: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2023, an aeroplane carrying 72 people crashed near an airport in central Nepal.<\/p>\n

The domestic Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu caught on fire moments before crashing.<\/p>\n

It was described because the Himalayan country\u2019s worst air incident in almost five years.<\/p>\n

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