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Turkish Airlines to make public cause of crash
Turkish Airlines has said that it will make public the cause of the unfortunate incident involving its jet at the Tribhuvan International Airport following a technical investigation.
bookmarkTurkish Airlines has said that it will make public the cause of the unfortunate incident involving its jet plane at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) following a technical investigation.
Ekantipur Report
Published at : March 4, 2015
Kathmandu
In a tweet, the airlines said it is taking necessary measures in the aftermath of the crash-landing of its Airbus A330. “Necessary precautions are taken; after the technical investigation, this unfortunate incident will be determined and announced to public.”
The Turkish Jet Airbus with 224 passengers onboard veered off the TIA runway in Nepal on Wednesday morning. There passengers were evacuated through the emergency doors. No serious injuries have been reported. The aircraft was told to circle the sky for a long time due to poor visibility.
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Necessary precautions are taken; after the technical investigation, this unfortunate incident will be determined and announced to public.— Turkish Airlines (@TurkishAirlines) March 4, 2015
Our flight number TK726 from İstanbul to Kathmandu overshot the runway after landing at Napal / Kathmandu.— Turkish Airlines (@TurkishAirlines) March 4, 2015
All of our passengers and flight crew evacuated safely.— Turkish Airlines (@TurkishAirlines) March 4, 2015
The front landing gear of the airbus collapsed upon landing. TIA officials suspect bad weather conditions and low visibility for the disaster.All inbound and outbound flights at the TIA have been cancelled till 5 pm Wednesday.
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