Turkish plane skids off runway at Kathmandu airport, close shave for 238 people

March 04, 2015 16:31

Nearly 240 people on board a Turkish Airlines jet had a lucky escape when the plane missed the runway on landing in dense fog at the Kathmandu airport on Wednesday and skidded on to the grass bank.

The Airbus A330 from Istanbul skid after over-shooting it at the Tribhuvan International Airport as it missed the central line of the runway while landing.

There were 227 passengers and 11 crew members in the aircraft and all were safely evacuated from the emergency door without any injuries, airport authorities said. The flight from Istanbul had both Nepalese and foreigners on board.

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