Panic at Turkish Airport: Boeing 777 passengers evacuate via emergency slides after smoke detected — Watch

A Boeing 777 operated by Turkish Airlines was forced to evacuate using emergency slides at Antalya airport in southern Turkey on Tuesday after smoke was detected in the landing gear. All passengers were safely evacuated with no reported injuries.The aircraft, which had arrived from Istanbul, was moving on the runway when smoke was spotted. The airline’s spokesperson, Yahya Ustun, stated on X that emergency teams advised evacuation as a safety measure. The number of passengers and crew members involved was not immediately disclosed.According to Ustun, preliminary examination revealed that a faulty hydraulic pipe caused the smoke. The aircraft was undergoing technical assessment to determine the exact cause of the malfunction.“Smoke was observed emanating from the landing gear during taxiing, which was noticed by the air traffic controller and reported to the pilot,” stated Enes Çakmak, who leads Turkey’s General Directorate of State Airports Authority, in a translated X post.He continued: “Subsequently, swift coordination was established between the control tower and ARFF (Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting) units, and our teams promptly arrived at the scene.”Çakmak shared footage on X showing emergency crews dousing the landing gear with water. Additional images show the deployed emergency slides, whilst another recording captures the aircraft being safely towed post-inspection.This incident follows another recent event where an American Airlines aircraft caught fire due to landing gear complications.