Two crew members and 17 technicians were on their way to repair the other plane, and the pilot managed to save his life.
Kathmandu - A small plane crashed in Nepal after taking off from the capital Kathmandu, killing 18 people on board. The Nepalese authorities said that the crew was on the plane. Two persons and 17 technicians were on board who were going to Pokhara city to repair another aircraft.
Tej Bahadur Podyal, a spokesman for Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport, told the British Broadcasting Corporation that only the captain of the ill-fated plane survived the crash and was being treated in hospital. Fighters were shown trying to put out the fire as thick black smoke billowed into the sky. Some footage also showed the plane flying slightly above the runway and then swerving towards the ground before crashing.
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After the crash, rescue workers could be seen throwing water on the burnt wreckage of the plane, which was spread over fields. Officials said the plane was operated by local Surya Airlines. Officials said the airport was temporarily closed after the crash. but was closed.
Surya Airlines operates two Bombardier CRJ-200 jets in Nepal for domestic flights, according to FlightRadar24, an international aviation watchdog, and both aircraft are nearly 20 years old, criticizing Nepal for its poor air safety record. in this country located at the foothills of the Himalayas, since the year 2000, around 350 people have lost their lives in air accidents.
The deadliest incident in Nepal's history occurred in 1992 when a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crashed into a hill before landing near Kathmandu, killing 167 people. In January 2023, at least 72 people were killed in a crash involving local airline Yeti Airlines, which was later attributed to pilot error.
