All passengers on board a Turkish Airlines plane escaped unhurt after the aircraft overshot the runway in Kathmandu and ended up in a grassy field on Wednesday.

Turkish Airlines flight THY726 was carrying 238 passengers from Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Tuesday night and was en route to the Nepalese capital. Foggy weather forced the Airbus A330 to circle above Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu for half an hour and make one unsuccessful landing attempt.

The jetliner eventually landed on a grassy field between the runway and the taxiway. The front landing gear suffered substantial damage, but no passengers were hurt during the crash-landing.

The runway at Tribhuvan International Airport has been temporarily closed.

RUNDOWN SHOWS:
1. Turkish Airlines THY726 taking off from Istanbul
2. Route of Turkish Airlines THY726
3. Turkish Airlines THY726 circling the airport
4. Flight path of Turkish Airlines THY726 before landing
5. Turkish Airlines THY726 landing in a grassy field and the damaged front landing gear

VOICEOVER (in English):

Turkish Airlines flight THY726 was carrying 238 passengers from Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Tuesday night and was en route to the Nepalese capital.

Foggy weather forced the Airbus A330 to circle above Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu for almost two hours (FRANKIE: 唔該剪走呢幾個字) and make one unsuccessful landing attempt.

The jetliner eventually landed on a grassy field between the runway and the taxiway. The front landing gear suffered substantial damage, but no passengers were hurt during the crash-landing.

The runway at Tribhuvan International Airport has been temporarily closed.

SOURCES: The Telegraph, E Kantipur, New York Daily News
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/nepal/11448454/Turkish-Airlines-plane-crashes-after-overshooting-runway.html
http://www.ekantipur.com.np/2015/03/04/top-story/turkish-airlines-airbus-averts-disaster-at-tia/402400.html

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