Fire breaks out on Turkish Airlines flight in Kathmandu, all on board evacuated safely

KATHMANDU - A minor fire broke out on a Turkish Airlines flight that landed on Monday in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu, authorities said, forcing the closure of the airport for an hour until it was brought under control.

All 277 passengers and 11 crew on the Airbus 333 arriving from Istanbul were evacuated safely following the fire in the right rear tyre of the aircraft, Gyanendra Bhul, a spokesperson of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, told Reuters.

(Reporting by Gopal Sharma; Writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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This story was originally published May 10, 2026 at 11:13 PM.