10 Aug , 18:30
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Turkish Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Ankara due to headphones catching fire on board
Turkish Airlines flight TK2225, traveling from Gaziantep to Istanbul, made an unscheduled landing in the Turkish capital after a passenger's wireless headphones caught fire. Information about the incident was shared by the HavaSosyalMedya portal.
The aircraft took off at 12:33 Moscow time, but by 13:20 it was forced to land at Ankara airport, deviating from its original route. According to the source, after landing, the owner of the burning headphones and another passenger who had a panic attack during the incident were handed over to medical services and security officials.
According to Flightradar24 data, after the incident, the plane continued its journey and safely arrived at its destination - Istanbul Airport at 14:58.
