Overview
- A Turkish Airlines A330 arriving from Istanbul experienced a tyre fire on landing in Kathmandu on Monday, and crews evacuated the plane using slides with no serious injuries reported.
- The flight, identified as TK726, carried about 278 passengers and 11 crew, and officials said some United Nations personnel were on board.
- Airport fire teams doused flames at the right main landing gear, and Tribhuvan International temporarily closed before reopening after the aircraft was secured.
- Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority has begun a technical investigation, and the jet remains grounded for inspection as Turkish Airlines reports smoke was detected during taxiing.
- Officials have not confirmed a cause, and operations at Kathmandu can face outsized disruption because the airport uses a single runway in challenging terrain.