Overview
- Turkish Airlines Flight TK726 from Istanbul touched down in Kathmandu on Monday when flames erupted from the right landing gear.
- Airport fire crews used engines to douse the blaze and evacuated all 278 passengers and 11 crew, with no injuries reported.
- Videos from the runway showed smoke and fire near the wheels as passengers exited on emergency slides.
- Tribhuvan International Airport, which has a single runway, paused arrivals and departures while the aircraft was secured, causing delays.
- Authorities plan a probe into the tyre failure, and reports note past Turkish Airlines incidents in Nepal, including a 2015 runway skid and a February engine‑fire diversion to Kolkata.