Plane makes emergency landing after door swings mid-flight

Kathmandu: A Nepal Airlines twin otter plane carrying 16 passengers from Kathmandu to Bhojpur has returned to Kathmandu after a problem occurred mid-flight.

The aircraft took off from Kathmandu at 6:33 am this morning. But it faced a problem mid-air after flying six miles.

Teknath Sitaula, director at the Tribhuvan International Airport Office, said that the plane returned to Kathmandu due to the problem with the door on the right side of the cockpit.

It is learned that the plane was forced to make emergency landing back at Tribhuvan International Airport as the door was about to swing open mid-flight.