Latest report informs that Qatar Airways passenger plane made emergency landing in Turkey on Thursday after one of its engine catches fire.
It was gathered that Flight 240 took off as scheduled but performed a U-turn minutes later.
Below was how the airways made the disclosure on its Twitter handle moments ago:
— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) August 18, 2016
Radar showed the aircraft diverting over the Marmara Sea shortly after take-off on Thursday and returning to land at Istanbul Ataturk Airport.
Footage showed flames bursting out of the Airbus A330’s left engine as it came in to land.
Mehmet Kirazoglu told The Independent he was at a Turkish Airlines technology building near by the airport when he heard a “strange plane engine sound” overhead.
“When we looked up we saw that a Qatar plane’s left engine was flaming out,” he added.
“It turned round towards the sea, I suppose it drained its fuel. Afterwards we learnt it landed safely.”
Mr Kirazoglu said he and his colleagues could clearly see that the left engine was burning and that the aircraft’s landing gear had not been closed.
We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates and pictures on this breaking news story.
WuzupNaija recalls that earlier this month, an Emirates plane was consumed by flames after landing at Dubai International Airport, with the blaze killing a firefighter.
Also, Istanbul Ataturk Airport was targeted by Isis supporters in a gun and bomb attack that killed more than 40 people on 28 June but there was no suggestion of foul play in Thursday’s incident.
