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Turkish Airlines jet catches fire while landing at Nepal’s main airport; all passengers safe

The Hindu · · 176 words · By Authors; Contributors
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“A Turkish Airlines jet caught fire while landing at Nepal's main airport on Monday (May 11, 2026)”
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Multiple web search results confirm a Turkish Airlines aircraft caught fire during landing at Tribhuvan International Airport on May 11, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tribhuvan International Airport (Nepali: त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल, romanized: Tribhuvan Antarrāṣṭriya Vimānasthal, IATA: KTM, ICAO: VNKT, colloquially referred to as TIA) is an international…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribhuvan_International_Airpor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Turkish Airlines (Turkish: Türk Hava Yolları), or legally Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı, is the flag carrier of Turkey. As of June 2024, it operates scheduled services to 352 destinations (includ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thai Airways International plc is the flag carrier airline of Thailand. Formed in 1961 as a joint venture between SAS and Thai Airways Company, the airline has its corporate headquarters in Vibhavad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_Airways_International
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“causing no reported injuries but forcing the airport to shut down”
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While one source confirms passengers evacuated safely (no injuries), there is a contradiction regarding the airport shutdown: one source says it was 'temporarily affected' and resumed shortly, while another says it was 'completely shut down for around 15 minutes'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of September 2025, Turkish Airlines operates a fleet of 388 Airbus and Boeing aircraft. The airline started its operations in 1933 with only five planes. In 1945, the airline bought over 30 cheap D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines_fleet
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Turkish Airlines flies to 53 domestic and 303 international destinations in 132 countries, excluding those only served by Turkish Airlines Cargo. Following is a list of destinations Turkish Airlines a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Turkish_Airlines_desti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Turkish Airlines (Turkish: Türk Hava Yolları), or legally Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı, is the flag carrier of Turkey. As of June 2024, it operates scheduled services to 352 destinations (includ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines
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“The flight from Istanbul landed at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport with fire and smoke on the right landing gear”
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There is a direct contradiction in the evidence regarding the location of the fire. One source states the fire was on the 'right tyres' during landing, while other sources (citing General Manager Teknath Sitaula) claim the 'right engine' caught fire within four minutes of takeoff.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Istanbul Airport (IATA: IST, ICAO: LTFM) is the larger of two international airports serving Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in the Arnavutköy district on the European side of the city. It is the larg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tribhuvan International Airport (Nepali: त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल, romanized: Tribhuvan Antarrāṣṭriya Vimānasthal, IATA: KTM, ICAO: VNKT, colloquially referred to as TIA) is an international…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribhuvan_International_Airpor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Turkish Airlines (Turkish: Türk Hava Yolları), or legally Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı, is the flag carrier of Turkey. As of June 2024, it operates scheduled services to 352 destinations (includ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines
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“The airport was shut down on Monday (May 11, 2026) morning”
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Multiple sources mention the airport was shut down or operations were affected on May 11, 2026, as a precautionary measure due to the fire.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of airports in Nepal, sorted by location. The oldest of the country's three international airports, and the hub of air services in the country, is Tribhuvan International Airport, which…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Nepal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev (30 June 1906 – 13 March 1955) was King of Nepal from 1911 until his death in 1955, excluding a brief period of exile between November 1950 and January 1951. Born in Kath…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribhuvan_Bir_Bikram_Shah
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tribhuvan International Airport (Nepali: त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल, romanized: Tribhuvan Antarrāṣṭriya Vimānasthal, IATA: KTM, ICAO: VNKT, colloquially referred to as TIA) is an international…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribhuvan_International_Airpor…
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“There were 277 passengers on board the Airbus 330 jet”
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Sources provide conflicting passenger counts for the incident: one source mentions '278 passengers', while another mentions '225 passengers'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Airbus A330 is a wide-body airliner developed and produced by Airbus. Airbus began developing larger A300 derivatives in the mid–1970s, giving rise to the A330 twinjet as well as the Airbus A340 q…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A330
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Airbus A330neo ("neo" for "New Engine Option") is a wide-body airliner developed by Airbus from the original Airbus A330 (now A330ceo – "Current Engine Option"). A new version with modern engines…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A330neo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Airbus CC-330 Husky is an in-development Royal Canadian Air Force version of the Airbus A330 MRTT based on the civilian Airbus A330. Nine aircraft will replace the existing Airbus CC-150 Polaris f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_CC-330_Husky
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“In 2015, a Turkish Airlines jet landing in dense fog in Kathmandu skidded off a slippery runway shutting down the airport for several days”
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Multiple sources confirm that on March 4, 2015, a Turkish Airlines plane overshot the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu during rainy/slippery conditions.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2015 (MMXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2015th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 15th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 1, 2023 · Unveil 2015's defining moments: climate action, landmark court rulings, pop culture sensations, and historic diplomacy, all in one remarkable year.
https://www.thefactsite.com/year/2015/
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths. Around midday on January 7, 2015, gunmen raid the offices of French...
https://www.history.com/a-year-in-history/2015
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“No injuries were reported, and the plane was later towed out of the airport and converted into a museum”
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Web search results confirm that no one was injured in the 2015 incident. However, there is no evidence provided in the search results to corroborate the claim that the plane was converted into a museum.
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web search NEUTRAL — Maybe you read the story about the Turkish plane that crash-landed on March 4 in Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), skidding off the runway and plowing its nose into the rain-soaked gr…
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/03/12/3925390…
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web search NEUTRAL — Passengers leave a Turkish Airlines plane which skidded off the runway on landing at Kathmandu airport in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu.
https://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/09/turkish-airlines-plane-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Turkish Airlines plane lies on a field after it overshot the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu March 4, 2015.
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/neighbours/story/turkish-air…
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