Five individuals were aboard the Rasuwa-bound helicopter including four Chinese nationals flying to Rasuwa. This came after a plane crashed at the Tribhuvan International Airport on July 24, killing 18 people. Aviation accidents are highly common in Nepal due to poor management.
A plane with 18 people on board slipped off the runway and crashed on Wednesday while trying to take off from Kathmandu airport. The plane belongs to the domestic Saurya airline and was en route to the resort town of Pokhara from the Nepali capital.
In yet another aviation accident, at least 18 people were killed as a Saurya Airlines plane skidded off the runway of the risky Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu and crashed on Wednesday. The incident has brought attention back to Nepal's poor air safety record.
The CRJ200 aircraft belonging to the domestic Saurya Airlines skidded off the runway and crashed on Wednesday morning at Kathmandu Airport. Only the pilot managed to survive the accident as 18 out of 19 passengers were killed in the crash.
The plane skidded off the runway during takeoff in Kathmandu and crashed at the airport, as per officials and media. At least 18 casualties have been reported after the crash site while the pilot has been rushed to the hospital for medical treatment.
The plane was carrying a few technical staff, according to Gyanendra Bhul, information officer at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). The plane skidded off the runway during takeoff in Kathmandu and crashed at the airport.
The A320 aircraft of Nepal’s flag carrier landed safely at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) and technicians were examining the aircraft.
Nepal: A Dubai-bound aircraft on Monday caught fire while taking off. As per the reports, over 150 people including 50 Nepali passengers are onboard.
The incident disrupted all airport services, including international flights. However, no human casualty has been reported, the report said, adding that the airport resumed its normal operations on Sunday, 12-hours after the incident.
Police spokesman Manoj Neupane said Tuesday that 49 people were confirmed to have been killed and 22 injured. They were being treated in several hospitals in Nepal’s capital.
As many as 71 persons, including four crew members, were on-board when the incident happened. While 37 were Bangladeshis, 32 were Nepalis, one Chinese and one Maldivian nationals.
The plane from US-Bangla, a Bangladeshi airline, went off the runway while landing and crashed on the east side of the airport’s runway.
The plane from US-Bangla, a Bangladeshi airline, went off the runway while landing and crashed on the east side of Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport's runway.
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