Kathmandu, 21 October (H.S.): A Turkish Airlines aircraft arriving from Istanbul was involved in a bird strike while landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday morning, temporarily disrupting flight operations at the airport.

Superintendent of Police Raj Kumar Silwal of the airport security office said Turkish Airlines flight TK726 sustained no damage despite the bird strike and that the situation remained normal.

Following the incident, the arrival and departure of flights at the airport were temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure.

According to Silwal, flight operations remained suspended for approximately one hour, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Operations resumed after all required safety checks and procedures had been completed.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar