Around 238 people including the airlines staff had to leave a Turkish Airlines flight using the emergency exits after it missed the runway and skidded into grass during landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal.
The accident led to closure of the terminal till 5pm which resulted in cancellation and delays of a lot of flights, reported India Today.
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The Airbus A330 aircraft which damaged its front wheel and nose due to the incident, was coming to the Kathmandu airport from Istanbul.
Nepal has been seeing torrential rains for the past few days which had left the weather foggy with poor visibility.
Before being given the permission to land, the aircraft was told to circle the airport for almost an hour due to poor visibility.
It was reported that on landing, the aircraft’s front gear collapsed and it skidded for at least 1,000 metres on the grass beside the runway before coming to a stop.
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By GlobalDataIndia Today quoted airport authorities as saying that least five international flights were cancelled and five others delayed.
Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Spice Jet, Druk Airlines of Bhutan, Thai Airways and Air China cancelled their flights, while Air Arabia, Nepal Airlines, Qatar Air, Malaysian Airlines and Biman Bangladesh delayed their flights. All domestic flights also had to be rescheduled.
The Free Press Journal quoted spokesperson of the airport Purna Chudal as saying that while bad weather conditions and poor visibility is being said to be the main reason for the incident, the airport will launch an investigation.
