Sri Lanka, Dec. 17 -- A Turkish Airlines flight, which was forced to make an emergency landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) due to a technical fault, is scheduled to depart for Istanbul, Turkey, at 10:00 p.m. tomorrow (18), according to the airline's official website.

However, airport sources indicate that the aircraft is currently undergoing maintenance work.

Last evening (16), the Turkish Airlines flight bound for Istanbul from Colombo was forced to return to the BIA after a technical malfunction occurred in the aircraft's landing gear system, prompting the pilot to take precautionary measures.

The aircraft successfully landed at BIA early at around 12:17 a.m. today.

The flight, operated by Turkish Airlines as TK7...