A Summit Air plane en route to Lukla from Kathmandu made an emergency landing at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) this morning after some technical issues.  

Rinzi Sherpa, spokesperson at TIA, said that the pilot had made the decision for an emergency landing at the airport  after some technical issues were reported in the aircraft as it was flying in the Phaplu region.

The aircraft made a safe landing at 7:24 this morning.

Currently, a technical team is working to fix the issues. 

The TIA Office stated that 19 people were on board the plane including the pilot and crew members and all of them are safe.