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Nepal Airlines Plane Returns to Nepal due to Unusual Odour

nepal airlinesNepal Airlines flight RA-409 made an emergency return to Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 7.

The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Hong Kong, China, had to return to Kathmandu due to an unusual odour smelled in its cockpit.

The plane landed safely.

All 121 people on board remained unharmed.


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Yeti Airlines Jet Returns to Dhangadhi Due to Engine Failure

Yeti airlinesA Yeti Airlines aircraft had to return and make an emergency landing at the Dhangadhi Airport in Dhangadhi, Nepal, on June 21.

The plane, heading to Kathmandu, Nepal, was forced to return after it lost power to its left engine.

All the passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

Bird-Hit Yeti Airlines Jet Returns to Biratnagar Airport

Yeti airlinesYeti Airlines flight 792 had to return and make an emergency landing at Biratnagar Airport, Nepal, on June 17.

The Jetstream-41 jet took off for Kathmandu but had to return immediately afterwards after a bird hit its engine.

The plane landed back uneventfully. All 29 people aboard remained safe.

The airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.


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Doctors Without Borders-Chartered Helicopter Crashed in Nepal; 4 Killed

A helicopter crashed on Yamuna Danda hill, near Balefi village, in Nepal, on June 2.

Authorities said the helicopter, chartered by Doctors Without Borders, was involved in post-earthquake relief activities. It crashed when it was returning to Kathmandu with 4 people aboard.

All four people, including 3 men and a woman, were killed in the crash. The deceased have not yet been identified.

The cause of crash is being investigated.


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Thai Airways Jet Hit by Bird While Landing in Kathmandu

ThaiA Thai Airways aircraft, operating flight # TG 320, was hit by a bird while landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 22.

The Boeing 777 was flying from Bangkok, Thailand, when it suffered a bird strike on its right engine and sustained minor damage.

Authorities confirmed that the plane made a normal landing, without any special emergency protocol. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

The aircraft was taken for repair.


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Turkish Airlines Jet Skids Off Runway at Kathmandu Airport

Turkish airlinesA Turkish Airlines passenger jet, operating flight # TK726, skidded off the runway at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 4.

The accident happened in dense foggy conditions, when the Airbus A330, carrying 224 people, was coming from Istanbul, Turkey.

The plane ended up on its nose and the passengers had to use emergency slides to exit.

None of the passengers and crew members sustained serious injuries.


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Bird-Struck Jet Airways Flight Lands Safely in Kathmandu

Jet AirwaysJet Airways flight 9W268 had to make an emergency landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 29.

The Boeing 737, en-route from Mumbai, was approaching the Kathmandu airport when a bird struck it, causing a minor fire in one of the engines.

Emergency protocol was deployed at the airport when the plane touched the runway. All 125 passengers and 6 crew members were safely evacuated while the fire was brought under control.

The aircraft was taken for examination.


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Helicopter Crashes in Nepal

What: Fishtail Air Aérospatiale AS 350B Ecureuil en route from Lukla Airport to Mount Ama Dablam
Where: near Mount Ama Dablam base camp
When: Nov 7 2010
Who: 2 aboard; 2 fatalities Captain Sabin Basnet and Engineer Purna Awale
Why: After flying from Kathmandu to Lukla at 8 a.m, the helicopter was the rescue team who had flown to Mount Ama Dablam to rescue two stranded Japanese mountaineers. After taking off at Lukla, the helicopter lost contact.

A Fishtail Air helicopter search found the remains.


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Nepal: Stranded Passengers to the Rescue


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Contact photographer Vivek Manvi

What: Agni Air Dornier Do-228 en route from Pokhara to Kathmandu Nepal
Where: Pokhara
When: May 11th 2010
Who: 16 passengers and 2 crew
Why: After takeoff, the crew detected a hydraulic leak and turned around to make an immediate (less than ten minutes later) landing.

Apparently passengers disembarked and helped the crew push the plane off the runway.

George’s Point of View

I’d like to see pictures of that happening in New York. Or LA for that matter.

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