Times of India | Turkish Airlines plane catches fire while landing in Kathmandu; 278 passengers on board
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A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737‑800 landed at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday around 6:45 a.m. when the right‑hand landing‑gear tire ignited, sending flames and smoke from the gear. The aircraft, flight TK 726, was arriving from Istanbul with 278 passengers and 11 crew members, including several United Nations officials. Airport security and fire crews quickly contained the blaze and evacuated everyone safely; no injuries were reported. This is the carrier’s second major incident in Nepal this year, following a February emergency landing in Kolkata after a right‑engine fire shortly after departing Kathmandu.
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