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Passengers safe after Airbus 330’s landing gear failed to retract after takeoff from Istanbul’s Atatürk airport
A Qatar Airways aircraft has made an emergency landing at Istanbul’s Atatürk airport after its landing gear failed to retract on takeoff, an airport official said.
The official could not confirm a report by broadcaster CNN Turk that one of the plane’s engines had caught fire.
The aircraft, an Airbus 330 bound for Doha, landed safely and passengers disembarked as normal, Qatar Airways said.
A Qatar Airways aircraft has made an emergency landing at Istanbul’s Atatürk airport after its landing gear failed to retract on takeoff, an airport official said.
The official could not confirm a report by broadcaster CNN Turk that one of the plane’s engines had caught fire.
The aircraft, an Airbus 330 bound for Doha, landed safely and passengers disembarked as normal, Qatar Airways said.
