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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. A Qatar Airways passenger plane has made an emergency landing at Istanbul’s Atatürk airport due to an engine fire believed to have been caused by a bird.
The official could not confirm a report by broadcaster CNN Turk that one of the plane’s engines had caught fire. All passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the Doha-bound plane, the airline said.
The aircraft, an Airbus 330 bound for Doha, landed safely and passengers disembarked as normal, Qatar Airways said. “Qatar Airways can confirm that today’s QR240 from Istanbul Atatürk airport to Doha has returned to Istanbul and has landed safely,” the carrier said in a statement.
Aviation officials told AFP the incident was caused by a suspected bird strike that caused one of its engines to catch fire. The pilot followed all proper safety procedures, Qatar Airways said.
The plane, an Airbus A330, was carrying 298 passengers and 14 crew, according to the airline.
Qatar Airways is one of the biggest carriers in the Middle East.