Air Arabia flight narrowly escapes accident near TIA

The aircraft encountered a missed approach at around 1:05 PM, just before landing, after experiencing sudden turbulence near Narephant, Koteshwar, approximately 500 meters from the airport, according to TIA sources.

By REPUBLICA

KATHMANDU, March 13: An Air Arabia flight from Sharjah, UAE, narrowly avoided a major accident near Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Thursday afternoon.

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