Indian Air Force sent C-130J to help Nepal move Turkish Airlines A330

The Indian Air Force rushed a C-130J carrying an accident recovery kit to Nepal’s Kathmandu airport to help clear a Turkish Airlines A330 that was blocking the runway.

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C-130 J” by Hemant.rawat1234Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.


Turkish Airlines flight THY-726 overshot the runway and got stuck in soft mud while landing in dense fog on Mar. 4.

The Indian Air Force was able to quickly put together a team and equipment less than 24 hours after receiving the request for assistance.

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