Kathmandu, Nepal (BBN)- An aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines caught fire during landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on Monday.
No major incident occurred as the fire was immediately taken under control while all the passengers on board were rescued safely. The aircraft’s rear right tyre caught fire while landing at the airport.
“Smoke was seen because of high pressure while landing,” Birendra Sansar Shrestha, spokesperson of the TIA, was quoted by the ekantipue.com as saying.
Following the fire , the 3.10 pm flight of the airlines has been canceled, the Nepali news portal reported.
The flight will only take place once a team of technicians from Bangladesh arrives on Tuesday and studies the condition of the aircraft.
BBN/SSR/AD-28July14-7:49 pm (BST)