Qatar Airways Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Istanbul

The plane was on route to Doha but had to return to Istanbul.

ByABC News
August 18, 2016, 8:10 AM
A Qatar Airways aircraft is seen at a runway of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens, Greece, May 16, 2016.
A Qatar Airways aircraft is seen at a runway of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens, Greece, May 16, 2016.
Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

— -- A Qatar Airways plane made an emergency landing in Istanbul today, the airline said.

Flight QR240 traveling from Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport to the international airport in Doha, Qatar, had to return to the Turkish city. All passengers disembarked safely, a Qatar Airways spokesman said.

Turkish media reported that the jet’s motor had caught fire. Qatar Airways declined to comment on the reports.

ABC News’ Engin Bas, Louise Dewast and Kirit Radia contributed to this report.

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