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Kathmandu-bound flight makes emergency landing after technical snag

All passengers and crew members were accounted as safe, according to airport officials
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A private airline's flight with 82 people on board made an emergency landing at the Gautam Buddha International Airport in Nepal's Lumbini province on Saturday after experiencing a technical problem.

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All passengers and crew members were accounted as safe, according to airport officials.

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The Kathmandu-bound Flight 222 of Sri Airlines took off from Dhangadhi of Sudur Pashchim province at around 10 am.

It suffered a hydraulic failure mid-air and was diverted to Bhairahawa, where it landed safely at the Gautam Buddha Airport, officials said.

All 82 passengers and crew members on board are safe, and a replacement aircraft was sent from Kathmandu to pick them up.

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