A Turkish Airlines jet carrying 238 passengers crash-landed in Nepal after skidding off a slippery runway . The fortunate passengers on-board escaped with only minor bumps and bruises , as officials confirmed there were no serious injuries after the accident . Air authorities said that the plane , which was arriving from Istanbul in Turkey , came off the runway in Nepal 's capital Kathmandu in the early hours of this morning . Scroll down for video . Accident : The Turkish Airlines jet skidded off the slippery runway while landing in dense fog at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu , Nepal . Escape : Panicked passengers fled the Airbus 330 aircraft on emergency slides after the plane crashed in dense fog . Concern : Emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash , but fortunately passengers suffered only minor injuries . Two consecutive days of rain had left the runway at Tribhuwan International Airport in Nepal 's capital extremely slippery and there was dense fog at the time . Following the accident , the craft was stuck in the grass near the runway and there was some damage to the front of the Airbus 330 . The plane , which was on a seven-hour flight from the Turkish capital , was forced to circle for 30 minutes over Nepal before it made a second attempt to land . Turkish Airlines spokesman Ali Genc said in a statement : 'All of our passengers and crew have been safely evacuated and taken to the terminal . 'Necessary precautions have been taken for towing the aircraft out of its current place and the relevant work on that issue have started . ' The only international airport in Nepal remained closed Wednesday morning after the accident . Crashed : The front of the Airbus was damaged after the crash . Officials say passengers had bumps and bruises but no serious injuries . Secure : Air officials secured the aircraft after it crashed following its second attempt to land in dense fog . Rescue : Nepalese inspect the Turkish Airlines jet that skidded off a slippery runway while landing in dense fog at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu , Nepal . Damaged : One of the aircraft 's front wheels exploded on impact as it crash-landed at the airport .
Aeroplane was making second attempted landing in dense fog when accident happened . Two days of consecutive rain had made runway at airport in Kathmandu extremely dangerous . Damage caused to the front of the Airbus 330 aircraft - but lucky passengers escaped with minor injuries .