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) here early on Wednesday
morning March 04,2015
The terminal, Nepal's only international airport, was ordered
shut till 5 p.m. on Wednesday leading to cancellation or delays in at
least ten international flight
The Turkish passenger jet, while landing at TIA -- where torrential
rains for the last three days have rendered the weather foggy and
visibility poor -- missed the central alignment of the runway and
skidded on to the adjacent grassy surface around 7.45 a.m. on Wednesday.
The front gear of the aircraft collapsed upon landing and the airbus skidded for at least 1,000 metres on the grassy verge before coming to a stop
"The plane skidded for at least 1,000 metres," said a statement issued by the TIA authorities adding that foam extinguishers were used to prevent any damage.
All 224 passengers aboard the Turkish Airlines flight TK-757 from Istanbul were evacuated through the emergency doors.
The front gear of the aircraft collapsed upon landing and the airbus skidded for at least 1,000 metres on the grassy verge before coming to a stop
"The plane skidded for at least 1,000 metres," said a statement issued by the TIA authorities adding that foam extinguishers were used to prevent any damage.
All 224 passengers aboard the Turkish Airlines flight TK-757 from Istanbul were evacuated through the emergency doors.
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