A Turkish Airlines jet caught fire while landing at Nepal's main airport on Monday, but all passengers and crew were safely evacuated with no injuries reported.
The flight from Istanbul touched down at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport when fire and smoke were seen coming from the right landing gear. Airport emergency crews quickly responded and extinguished the fire, according to airport officials.
The incident forced the airport to shut down its only runway, causing several inbound flights to be put on hold while investigators examined the aircraft and worked to clear the runway.
Nepal's mountainous terrain and variable weather often create challenging flying conditions, leading to relatively frequent plane crashes. In 2015, a Turkish Airlines jet landing in dense fog in Kathmandu skidded off a slippery runway, shutting down the airport for several days. No injuries were reported in that incident either, and the plane was later converted into a museum.
