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Turkish Airlines airbus averts disaster at TIA
An Airbus A330 of Turkish Airlines overshoot runway at Tribhuvan International Airport early Wednesday morning.
bookmarkAn Airbus A330 belonging to Turkish Airlines crash-landed at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) after the plane missed the runway central line while landing at around 7:45 early Wednesday morning. All passengers have been reported safe.
Ekantipur Report
Published at : March 4, 2015
According to Air Traffic Controller at TIA, the Turkish Flight 726 inbound from Istanbul missed the runway central alignment and landed in between the TIA runway and taxiway that forced the aircraft to skid on a grassy land.
The aircraft was told to circle the sky for a long time due to poor visibility.
There were 224 passengers onboard who were evacuated through the emergency doors.
The front landing gear of the airbus collapsed upon landing. TIA officials suspect bad weather conditions and low visibility for the disaster.
Images of the aircraft circulating in social networking site Twitter showed the plane lying on a grassy ground near the fire station with its nose on the ground.
The runway at TIA has been closed after the incident.
Turkish Airlines flight 726 circled outside Kathmandu before landing attempt and runway overrun – @AirlineFlyer pic.twitter.com/i2hd3Nf4GC
— World Aggregate News (@WAGGNews) March 4, 2015
Turkish Airlines #TK726 skidded off the runway at Kathmandu Airport after a long hold and a go around pic.twitter.com/lBinuDx0Wt
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) March 4, 2015
Eerie photos capture wreckage after Turkish Airlines plane skids off runway: A Turkish Air... http://t.co/7uuxuyOfgM #startup #JoyCookPR— Joy Cook (@JoyCookPR) March 4, 2015
Necessary precautions are taken; after the technical investigation, this unfortunate incident will be determined and announced to public.— Turkish Airlines (@TurkishAirlines) March 4, 2015
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