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Turkish Airlines plane evacuated after landing gear fire in Nepal

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 309 words · By Gavin Blackburn; Burcu Basaran
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What to know about Turkish Airlines plane evacuated after landing gear fire in Nepal

The Himalayan nation is home to some of the world's most remote and tricky runways, flanked by snow-capped peaks and terrain that poses a challenge even for accomplished pilots.

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What happened

The Himalayan nation is home to some of the world's most remote and tricky runways, flanked by snow-capped peaks and terrain that poses a challenge even for accomplished pilots.

Why it matters

Hundreds of passengers and crew aboard a Turkish Airlines flight to Nepal were safely evacuated on Monday after the plane's landing gear caught fire while arriving at Kathmandu airport, officials said.

Common ground

The right landing gear of the jet, carrying 277 passengers and 11 crew from Istanbul, caught fire during landing, according to Gyanendra Bhul, a spokesman at Nepal's civil aviation authority.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The right landing gear of the jet, carrying 277 passengers and 11 crew from Istanbul, caught fire during landing”
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Multiple sources specify the fire was in the right main landing gear and that the flight was from Istanbul. While passenger counts vary slightly (277 vs 278), the core facts are corroborated across different reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — All flights at Tribhuvan International Airport were suspended after the aircraft caught fire in its right main landing gear following landing. Two passengers sustained minor injuries.
https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/05/11/turkish-airlin…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Kathmandu suffered a tyre fire upon landing at Tribhuvan International Airport. Quick evacuation procedures ensured the safety of all 278 passengers and 11 c…
https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/aviation/tur…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Turkish Airlines flight caught fire on its wheels upon landing at Tribhuvan International Airport early Monday morning, prompting an emergency evacuation of all passengers on board.
https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/turkish-airlines-fli…
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Claim 2: “the European Union's decision to blacklist all Nepalese airlines prompted government officials last year to announce plans to install new radar and weather monitoring systems.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the European Union and does not mention the blacklisting of Nepalese airlines or the installation of radar systems.
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web search NEUTRAL — 27 European states are members of the politico-economic European Union, 26 of the border-free Schengen Area and 21 of the monetary union Eurozone. Among the smaller European organisations are the Nord…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe
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web search NEUTRAL — The European Union has seven principal decision-making bodies, its institutions: the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, the Court of…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union
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web search NEUTRAL — European culture, the collective culture of Europe or individual cultures of European countries European, an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to the European Union
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European
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Claim 3: “Hundreds of passengers and crew aboard a Turkish Airlines flight to Nepal were safely evacuated on Monday after the plane's landing gear caught fire while arriving at Kathmandu airport”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that a Turkish Airlines flight to Kathmandu experienced a landing gear/tyre fire on a Monday and that all passengers and crew were safely evacuated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of December 2022, the Airbus A330 had been involved in 47 aviation occurrences, including fourteen hull-loss accidents and two hijackings, for a total of 338 fatalities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incident…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Singapore Airlines (SIA or SQ) is the flag carrier of Singapore with its hub located at Changi Airport. The airline is ranked as a 5-star airline and has been ranked as the world's best airline by Sky…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Airlines
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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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Claim 4: “Initial examinations indicate that the smoke was caused by a technical malfunction in a hydraulic pipe.”
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Two independent news sources (Daily Sabah and Newsday) specifically attribute the smoke to a technical malfunction in a hydraulic pipe.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Initial examinations suggest the smoke was caused by a technical malfunction in a hydraulic pipe," he said. The airline also announced that an additional flight had been scheduled for the return leg.…
https://www.dailysabah.com/business/transportation/thy-plane…
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web search NEUTRAL — An initial inspection of the aircraft indicated that the smoke originated from a hydraulic pipe malfunction, Ustun said. Technical inspections of the aircraft were underway. How to get the best mortga…
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/turkey-plane-evacuated-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — KATHMANDU: A Turkish Airlines passenger aircraft was evacuated shortly after landing at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday after a fire broke out in one of its rear tyres, airport a…
https://humenglish.com/latest/turkish-airlines-plane-catches…
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Claim 5: “the accident led to a runway closure for four days and saw scores of international flights cancelled.”
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Two independent sources confirm that the 2015 incident led to a four-day runway closure and the cancellation of international flights.
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web search NEUTRAL — Originally published on 04 March, 2015All passengers on board a Turkish Airlines plane escaped unhurt after the aircraft overshot the runway in Kathmandu and...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBddMByFGr8
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2015, a Turkish Airline aircraft with 224 passengers skidded off the Kathmandu runway. The passengers were unhurt but the accident led to a runway closure for four days and saw scores of internatio…
https://www.thedailystar.net/news/asia/south-asia/news/turki…
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web search NEUTRAL — In March 2015 Turkish Airlines aircraft also suffered a runway excursion during landing at TIA that had closed the country sole international airport for four days creating chaos among travellers.
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/04/20/malindo-air-f…
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Claim 6: “passengers were evacuated via emergency slides after "smoke was observed coming from the landing gear during taxi."”
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While other sources confirm the evacuation via emergency slides, the specific quote regarding 'smoke was observed coming from the landing gear during taxi' is not explicitly corroborated in the provided search results (which instead returned results for the movie 'Passengers'). However, the general fact of evacuation via slides is mentioned in other sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Passengers is a 2016 American science fiction romance film directed by Morten Tyldum, written by Jon Spaihts and starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. The supporting cast includes Michael Sheen,…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passengers_(2016_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Passengers: Directed by Morten Tyldum. With Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne. A malfunction in a sleeping pod on a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet wake…
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1355644/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt star in a high-stakes adventure about two passengers, Jim and Aurora, onboard a spaceship transporting them to a new life on another planet. The trip takes a deadly t…
https://www.amazon.com/Passengers-Jennifer-Lawrence/dp/B01MQ…
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Claim 7: “In 2015, a Turkish Airlines aircraft with 224 passengers on board skidded off the Kathmandu runway.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that a Turkish Airlines aircraft with 224 passengers skidded off the runway in Kathmandu in 2015.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 224 passengers had to be evacuated after it missed the runway on landing at Kathmandu airport and skidded on to nearby grassland.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/turkish-airlines-plane-skids-of…
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web search NEUTRAL — All 224 passengers on board a Turkish Airlines flight had a narrow escape when their Airbus A330 aircraft skidded off the runway at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu early on Wedn…
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/neighbours/story/turkish-air…
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web search NEUTRAL — Turkish Airlines Flight TK 726 skidded of the runway after landing in Kathmandu with 224 passengers aboard. Only one person was slightly injured.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/turkish-airlines-jet-skid…
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Claim 8: “the incident caused the closure of the airport's only runway for almost two hours in the morning”
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Multiple sources confirm the closure of the airport's only runway, with timeframes cited as 'almost two hours' or '98 minutes'.
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web search NEUTRAL — KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 11, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 277 passengers and 11 crew members caught fire.Bhul said the incident caused the closure of the airport's only runway for a…
https://www.bssnews.net/international/385973
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web search NEUTRAL — A Turkish Airlines plane was grounded and an airport was closed for 98 minutes after a fire broke out in the aircraft's right main landing gear, officials have said.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/panic-turkish-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — KATHMANDU: International flight operations at Tribhuvan International Airport were temporarily disrupted Sunday morning after a Turkish Airlines aircraft caught fire in its tyres upon landing, though …
https://thetourismtimes.com/news/aviation/turkish-airlines-j…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.