Pigeon strikes Turkish Airlines plane while landing at Tribhuvan airport

A Turkish Airlines plane was struck by a pigeon while landing at Tribhuvan International Airport. The incident occurred on flight TK726, which arrived in Kathmandu from Istanbul this morning.

The pigeon struck the aircraft at 6:36 am local time as the plane was in its landing phase. The collision caused minor damage to a light on the plane's nose landing gear.

According to the English daily The Kathmandu Post, flight operations at the airport were delayed afterward as the runway was cleared following the incident. The bird strike briefly affected flights at Kathmandu airport.