A Turkish Airlines flight from Kathmandu to Istanbul made an emergency landing at the Calcutta airport on Wednesday after the pilot reported that one of its engines had caught fire. The Airbus A330 widebody aircraft, carrying 236 passengers, made a full emergency landing at 2.49pm, with the right engine shut down, an airport official said. “The pilot declared an emergency after the right engine caught fire and requested diversion to Calcutta,” a civil aviation ministry official said. Sources said the right engine was switched off after catching fire. “The aircraft is parked at remote bay number 114,” an airport official said late on Wednesday.

Source: The Telegraph February 05, 2026 02:30 UTC