Turkish Airlines plane evacuated due to tyre fire after landing in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 11th May, 2026) A ​minor fire broke out on ‌a tyre of a Turkish Airlines plane after it landed on ​Monday in Nepal's capital ​of Kathmandu, authorities said, forcing the closure of the airport ​for an hour.

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All 277 passengers and ​11 crew on the Airbus A330 arriving from Istanbul were evacuated using ​the emergency exits following the ​fire, and nobody was injured, Gyanendra Bhul, ‌a Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal spokesperson, said.