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| Turkish Airlines flight TK 726 crash-lands on Nepal runway in dense fog | Turkish Airlines flight TK 726 crash-lands on Nepal runway in dense fog |
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| A Turkish Airlines flight skidded after overshooting a runway amid dense fog in Nepal, forcing staff to evacuate the plane, which was carrying 224 passengers. | A Turkish Airlines flight skidded after overshooting a runway amid dense fog in Nepal, forcing staff to evacuate the plane, which was carrying 224 passengers. |
| Officials at Kathmandu's Tribhuwan International Airport said Flight TK 726 was coming from Istanbul when the accident happened. | Officials at Kathmandu's Tribhuwan International Airport said Flight TK 726 was coming from Istanbul when the accident happened. |
| The Airbus 330 circled for half-an-hour over Nepal before making a second attempt at landing after the seven-hour flight. | The Airbus 330 circled for half-an-hour over Nepal before making a second attempt at landing after the seven-hour flight. |
| A Turkish Airline spokesperson said passengers sustained some minor injuries, but no-one was seriously hurt. The only international airport in Nepal remained closed on Wednesday morning after the accident. | A Turkish Airline spokesperson said passengers sustained some minor injuries, but no-one was seriously hurt. The only international airport in Nepal remained closed on Wednesday morning after the accident. |
| Passengers leave a Turkish Airlines plane which skidded off the runway on landing | |
| The front landing gear reportedly collapsed, causing it to nosedive on the slippery runway, The Telegraph reports. | The front landing gear reportedly collapsed, causing it to nosedive on the slippery runway, The Telegraph reports. |
| "All of our passengers and crew have been safely evacuated and taken to the terminal," Turkish Airlines spokesman Ali Genc said in a statement. "Necessary precautions have been taken for towing the aircraft out of its current place and the relevant work on that issue have started." | "All of our passengers and crew have been safely evacuated and taken to the terminal," Turkish Airlines spokesman Ali Genc said in a statement. "Necessary precautions have been taken for towing the aircraft out of its current place and the relevant work on that issue have started." |
| Passengers evacuated the aircraft (AFP) The airline said a technical investigation is being launched into the incident in a post on its official Twitter account. | Passengers evacuated the aircraft (AFP) The airline said a technical investigation is being launched into the incident in a post on its official Twitter account. |
| "All of our passengers and flight crew evacuated safely," it added. | "All of our passengers and flight crew evacuated safely," it added. |
| Additional reporting by AP | Additional reporting by AP |