NAPEL: About 18 passengers onboard the Saurya Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal’s capital, has been reportedly died on Wednesday.
The report shows that one out of 19 persons who were the staff of the air line company survived the air crash.Photos from Nepal police depicted thick smoke rising from the burning aircraft on the airport runway
The plane crashed during takeoff from Kathmandu to Pokhara around 11 a.m. local time, according to Gyanendra Bhul, an information officer at Tribhuvan International Airport,
The aircraft was on its way for technical maintenance, he added. “Rescue operations began immediately and the situation was brought under control,” the aviation authority stated.
The has been experiencing hazards in air travels of recent and the country is seen as the most dangerous places to fly due to its mountainous landscape. The Himalayan nation, which hosts eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains including mountain Everest.
Though there are recent improvements in safety standards, the country continues challenges, and the lack of investment in new aircraft exacerbates the risks associated with flying.
Nepal in last year experienced its worst plane crash in over three decades when a Yeti Airlines flight crashed near Pokhara, resulting in the deaths of at least 68 people.
Just about two years ago, a Tara Air flight that departed from Pokhara crashed into a mountain, killing 22 individuals. Also in 2018, a US-Bangla Airlines flight from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Kathmandu crashed and caught fire after landing, causing 51 fatalities.
2016 was not exception either. A Tara Air flight crashed while on the same route as the 2023 incident.
Reports shows Photos from Nepal police depicted thick smoke rising from the burning aircraft on the airport runway. The plane crashed during takeoff from Kathmandu to Pokhara around 11 a.m. local time, according to Gyanendra Bhul, an information officer at Tribhuvan International Airport.
The Authority says the aircraft was on its way for technical maintenance, In his statement, “Rescue operations began immediately and the situation was brought under control.
