FlyDubai flight catches fire mid-air, prepares emergency landing

Update: Fly Dubai aircraft heads safely to Dubai

Kathmandu: An aircraft belonging to FlyDubai catches fire in Kathmandu sky on Monday around 9.30pm.

[Update: Nepal’s civil aviation regulatory body decides to bar FlyDubai representatives from entering Tribhuvan International Airport]

The flight is preparing an emergency landing at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. 

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