The tense hours over Sri Lankan skies led to reduction when a Turkish Airways flight certain for Istanbul, landed safely at Bandaranaike Worldwide Airport (BIA) at 00:28 hrs after creating a technical problem with its touchdown gear earlier within the night time.
The plane had circled above Colombo and Chilaw to burn extra gas earlier than trying its emergency return.
Emergency companies, which had been on standby alongside the runway, stood down after the profitable landing. Officers reiterated that different flight operations at BIA weren’t disrupted throughout the ordeal.
(Earlier Information on seventeenth December 2025 at 12:35am)
Turkish Airways jet circles Sri Lanka as Istanbul-Sure flight makes an attempt re-landing at BIA
A Turkish Airways flight THY34D from Colombo to Istanbul was compelled to desert its preliminary departure and try a re-landing at Bandaranaike Worldwide Airport (BIA) after creating a technical problem with its touchdown gear.
Airport officers confirmed that the wide-body plane is at the moment circling above Colombo airspace to burn extra gas earlier than making its emergency return. This precautionary measure is normal process to make sure the plane lands at a protected weight.
Regardless of the tense scenario, airport authorities reassured the general public that different flight operations at BIA stay unaffected, stating: “There is no such thing as a disruption to ongoing air site visitors on the airport.”
Emergency companies at Katunayake have been positioned on excessive alert, with hearth and rescue groups positioned alongside the runway in preparation for the touchdown try.
