- A Turkish Airlines jet safely evacuated all passengers and crew after landing at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday with smoke emanating from its landing gear.
- An airport official initially stated that the plane's right landing gear had caught fire, which emergency crews reportedly brought under control.
- Turkish Airlines later clarified that there was no actual fire, attributing the smoke to a malfunction within the aircraft's hydraulic equipment.
- All passengers were evacuated from the aircraft using emergency slides as a precautionary measure following the incident.
- The airport experienced a temporary closure for nearly two hours but reopened later on Monday, with flights resuming normal operations.
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