Turkish Airlines plane evacuated after tyre fire in Kathmandu

Timeslive · May 11, 2026 · 158 words · By Reuters Agency

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What to know about Turkish Airlines plane evacuated after tyre fire in Kathmandu

A Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 experienced a tyre fire upon landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, leading to the evacuation of 288 people and a brief airport closure. No injuries were reported, and the airline attributed the incident to a technical malfunction in a hydraulic pipe.

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What happened

A tyre on a Turkish Airlines plane caught on fire after it landed on Monday in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, authorities said, forcing the closure of the airport for an hour.

Why it matters

All 277 passengers and 11 crew on the Airbus A330 arriving from Istanbul were evacuated using the emergency exits after the fire, and no-one was injured, Gyanendra Bhul, a Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal spokesperson, told Reuters.

Common ground

“The fire broke out in the right rear tyre of the aircraft.

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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: “no-one was injured”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that there were no reported injuries resulting from the incident.

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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 — On 24 July 2024, a Bombardier CRJ200 operated by Saurya Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing 18 out of the 19 people on board. The a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Saurya_Airlines_Bombardie…

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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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Claim 2: “Turkish Airlines said smoke was observed in the landing gear while taxiing”

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Three independent news sources report that Turkish Airlines observed smoke in the landing gear while taxiing.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Turkish Airlines said smoke was observed in the landing gear while taxiing
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-turkish-airl…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Turkish Airlines said smoke was observed in the landing gear while taxiing
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-05-11-turkish-airl…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Turkish Airlines said smoke was observed in the landing gear while taxiing
https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-turkish-ai…

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Claim 3: “All 277 passengers and 11 crew on the Airbus A330 arriving from Istanbul were evacuated using the emergency exits”

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The specific details regarding the aircraft type (Airbus A330), origin (Istanbul), and the number of passengers (277) and crew (11) evacuated via emergency exits are reported by three independent sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Garuda Indonesia is the flag carrier of Indonesia, headquartered at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport near Jakarta. A successor of KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf, it is a member of SkyTeam airline alli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda_Indonesia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list meet this list's size criteria—passenger ai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incident…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (pronounced "El-ten-eleven") is an American medium-to-long-range, wide-body trijet airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation. It was the third wide-body airliner to enter …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar

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Claim 4: “The fire broke out in the right rear tyre of the aircraft”

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Three independent news sources specify that the fire broke out in the right rear tyre of the aircraft.

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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 — This is a list of national airlines currently operating in Turkey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Turkey

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Claim 5: “forcing the closure of the airport for an hour”

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Three independent news sources (Theherald, Dailydispatch, Sowetan) explicitly state that the incident forced the closure of the airport for an hour.

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Claim 6: “The fire was doused and the plane was towed to the taxiway. It is grounded”

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Three independent news sources confirm the fire was doused, the plane was towed to the taxiway, and it was grounded.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The fire was doused and the plane was towed to the taxiway. It is grounded
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-05-11-turkish-airl…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The fire was doused and the plane was towed to the taxiway. It is grounded
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-turkish-airl…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The fire was doused and the plane was towed to the taxiway. It is grounded
https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-turkish-ai…

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Claim 7: “A tyre on a Turkish Airlines plane caught on fire after it landed on Monday in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu”

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The claim is confirmed by multiple independent sources including Reuters, Google News, and Dailydispatch, all reporting a tyre fire on a Turkish Airlines plane in Kathmandu on a Monday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed 8,962 people and injured 21,952 across the countries of Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh. It occurred at 11:56 Nepal Stan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2015_Nepal_earthquake

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An earthquake struck Nepal at 11:56:25 NST on 25 April 2015 with a moment magnitude of 7.8 (or 8.1Ms) and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). It was the most powerful earthquake to strike Ne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_response_to_the_A…

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Claim 8: “Initial assessments indicate the smoke was caused by a technical malfunction in a hydraulic pipe”

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Three independent news sources report that initial assessments attributed the smoke to a technical malfunction in a hydraulic pipe.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Initial assessments indicate the smoke was caused by a technical malfunction in a hydraulic pipe
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-turkish-airl…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Initial assessments indicate the smoke was caused by a technical malfunction in a hydraulic pipe
https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-turkish-ai…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Initial assessments indicate the smoke was caused by a technical malfunction in a hydraulic pipe
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-05-11-turkish-airl…

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