All passengers and crew have been secure and the airplane landed safely. (Representational)
Kathmandu:
A Shree Airways Sprint 8 turboprop made a secure emergency touchdown in Nepal on Thursday after an “indication of fireplace” in one in every of its engines, officers stated, in a rustic on heightened alert over aviation security after a lethal ATR 72 crash in January.
The Shree Airways airplane was on a scheduled flight from Kathmandu to Bhairahawa in southwest Nepal with 78 individuals, together with the crew, on board.
“The pilot reported a sign of fireplace in the proper engine and the airplane was diverted to Kathmandu instantly,” Shree Airways spokesperson Anil Manandhar informed Reuters.
Jagannath Niroula, a spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), stated the airplane landed safely in Kathmandu and all passengers and crew have been secure.
“There was no indication of any hearth when it landed,” Niroula stated.
Mountainous Nepal, house to eight of the world’s 14 highest peaks, together with Mount Everest, has a historical past of frequent air crashes. A lot of them are blamed on troublesome terrain and sudden change in climate circumstances.
In January, an ATR 72 plane owned by Yeti Airways carrying 72 individuals crashed in good climate earlier than its scheduled touchdown within the vacationer city of Pokhara, 125 km (79 miles) west of Kathmandu.
Rescuers have to date recovered 71 our bodies with one individual nonetheless lacking and presumed lifeless.
One of many airplane’s pilots stated earlier than the Yeti Airways crash that there was no energy from the plane’s engines, a preliminary report stated final month.
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