Aircraft going from Nepal to Dubai caught fire, 169 passengers were on board

A flydubai plane that took off from Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport for Dubai caught engine fire shortly after. After this the pilots of the aircraft contacted the airport authority and sought permission for emergency landing. Efforts were started to land the aircraft.

Attempted emergency landing at Kathmandu airport

All arrangements, including a precautionary fire brigade, were made at the airport, but shortly after the pilots of the aircraft told that now all the systems are working properly and they are taking the aircraft towards Dubai. After this, the aircraft landed in Dubai without landing. left A total of 150 passengers including 50 Nepali nationals were on board the aircraft.

All passengers safe

Sudan Kirati, the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, shared on his internet media account that the FlyDubai aircraft has departed safely to its destination. All passengers are safe. nothing to worry about. Air services are being operated smoothly. On the other hand, eyewitnesses claimed that they saw the plane catching fire in the sky of Kathmandu.

Attempted emergency landing at Kathmandu airport
Airport sources said that the flight took off from the airport at 9.21 pm. The engine of the aircraft caught fire at 9.25 pm. Explosions were also heard in some areas like Koteshwar, Imadol and Patan.