<p>A Jet Airways aircraft from Mumbai with 125 passengers and six crew members on board made an emergency landing at Kathmandu airport following a bird hit that caused a minor fire in one of its engines.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The plane, however, made a safe landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport, the Jet Airways said.<br /><br />There was a minor fire in one of the engines of the Boeing 737 when it was about land at the Kathmandu airport, officials said.<br /><br />The aircraft with flight number 9W268 was hit by a bird near Imadole area of Lalitpur minutes before landing, Kathmandu airport's manager Birendra Shrestha said.<br />"The bird entered the left engine causing fire," he said.<br /><br />However, the fire was immediately brought under control on landing and all passengers were evacuated safely, officials said.<br /><br />According to Shrestha, an engineering team from Jet Airways were inspecting the plane's condition.<br /><br />"Once they certify it is safe, we will allow it to fly back," he told reporters.<br />"Jet Airways flight 9W 268 Mumbai to Kathmandu B737 experienced a bird ingestion on approach and continued the flight with an uneventful and safe landing at Kathmandu," the airline said in a statement.</p>
<p>A Jet Airways aircraft from Mumbai with 125 passengers and six crew members on board made an emergency landing at Kathmandu airport following a bird hit that caused a minor fire in one of its engines.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The plane, however, made a safe landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport, the Jet Airways said.<br /><br />There was a minor fire in one of the engines of the Boeing 737 when it was about land at the Kathmandu airport, officials said.<br /><br />The aircraft with flight number 9W268 was hit by a bird near Imadole area of Lalitpur minutes before landing, Kathmandu airport's manager Birendra Shrestha said.<br />"The bird entered the left engine causing fire," he said.<br /><br />However, the fire was immediately brought under control on landing and all passengers were evacuated safely, officials said.<br /><br />According to Shrestha, an engineering team from Jet Airways were inspecting the plane's condition.<br /><br />"Once they certify it is safe, we will allow it to fly back," he told reporters.<br />"Jet Airways flight 9W 268 Mumbai to Kathmandu B737 experienced a bird ingestion on approach and continued the flight with an uneventful and safe landing at Kathmandu," the airline said in a statement.</p>