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Shree Airlines plane makes emergency landing over technical issue

KathmanduPati May 08, 2023

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KATHMANDU – A Shree Airlines aircraft en route to Kathmandu from Bhairahawa flew back to departure airport owing to technical issues amidst the flight operation.

The 80-seater S-8 aircraft with the flight number SHA 822 witnessed an emergency landing back to the takeoff point due to the technical issue. The aircraft took off from the Gautam Buddha Airport at around 9:40 am flew 20 miles when the crew member came to know about the problem.

According to Spokesperson of Tribhuvan International Airport, Teknath Niraula, there was an issue within the landing gear of the craft. It got stuck into the ground during the landing and was taken out following the maintenance. The flight has been already resumed.