Turkish Airways

An inbound flight of Turkish Airways A3-30 has managed to avert a dangerous mishap during its landing at Tribhuwan International Airport today. In course of its forced landing this morning, the front part of the aircraft skidded off to a grassy area between two runways. The pane had aborted its first attempt at landing at 7:12 a.m. after the front wheel failed to open up, following which it had to hover in the air for some time. The pilot had to force an emergency landing after the second attempt at 7:40 was also unsuccessful. TIA's Spokesman Purna Chudal informed that all necessary preparations had been made to minimize the potential damage to the aircraft and the people on board after that. The emergency landing was not completely successful either because of poor visibility. Immediately after the aircraft came to a halt, its emergency doors were opened, from where the passengers were evacuated. The information relayed by the airport states that the front part and the left engine of the aircraft have been damaged. All 224 passengers on board are safe. Meanwhile, all operation of flights at the Tribhuwan International Airport have been put on hold till 4p.m. tomorrow, as effort is underway to tow away the plane which is stuck at the airport ground. Turkish Air is the airline which operates flights from the longest distance to and from Kathmandu, with flights being up to 7 hours long.