Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- A Turkish Airlines passenger aircraft en route from Kathmandu to Istanbul made an emergency landing at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport here on Wednesday afternoon after the pilot suspected a fire in one of the engines mid-air, airport authorities said.
The wide-body aircraft landed safely at 2.49 p.m., with all 236 people on board reported to be safe, though passengers experienced moments of panic.
According to officials at NSCBI Airport, the aircraft's captain alerted Kolkata Air Traffic Control (ATC) about a possible fire in the right engine and sought permission for an emergency landing. The request was promptly approved, and a full emergency was declared at the airport as per standard opera...