India, Feb. 4 -- A Turkish Airlines flight travelling from Kathmandu to Istanbul made an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport on Wednesday.

The flight, Turkish 727, landed at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport at around 2.49 pm, after the pilot informed the Kolkata ATC about a fire on the right engine of the aircraft.

The plane, which had 236 passengers on board, is currently at the Kolkata airport and is undergoing an inspection, according to the NSCBI airport director.

The incident also promoted an emergency at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, after the aircraft caught fire in the right engine immediately after takeoff, ANI news agency cited officials as saying.

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