The Turkish Airlines aircraft is currently stationed at the Kolkata airport, undergoing a technical inspection. (Express Photo, enhanced with AI)A Turkish Airlines widebody aircraft carrying 236 people made a “full emergency landing” at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata Wednesday afternoon after its right engine reportedly caught fire shortly after departure from Kathmandu. The aircraft is currently stationed at the Kolkata airport, undergoing a technical inspection. Flight THY-727, an Airbus A330-300 bound for Istanbul, took off from Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) at 1.29 pm. Within four minutes, the crew detected a malfunction in the right engine.

Source: Indian Express February 04, 2026 15:31 UTC