Flydubai plane, whose engine caught fire due to bird strike after taking off from Kathmandu, landed at Dubai Airport. TASS regarding the airline’s press service.
The plane landed at 00:11 local time (23:11 Moscow time).
Previously Flydubai flight FZ 576 from Kathmandu Airport to Dubai International Airport, faced With a bird on departure from Kathmandu.
Officials said the plane will continue to fly to Dubai as usual after the “standard procedure” has been implemented. The landing was scheduled at 0:14 local time (23:14 Moscow time).
It was also reported that the Flydubai plane caught fire while taking off from Kathmandu. Eyewitnesses released the relevant video.
Then Sudan Kirati, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal, said that the plane was safely on its way to its destination.