Shree Airlines aircraft makes emergency landing at Kathmandu airport after engine failure

KATHMANDU: A Shree Airlines aircraft made an emergency landing at the Kathmandu airport on Wednesday after one of its engines failed.

The plane en route to Dhangadhi from Kathmandu landed safely at the Tribhuvan International Airport.

An official at the TIA said that the plane returned to Kathmandu and made an emergency landing after its left engine failed.

There were 80 passengers on board the aircraft.

The plane that  took off for Dhangadhi at 11: 48 am landed at the TIA at 12: 07 pm, the Shree Airlines said.