Nepal Plane Crash: 18 Dead During takeoff At Kathmandu Airport, Watch

Eyewitnesses told The Kathmandu Post that the plane overturned when its wing-tip struck the ground during takeoff. They reported that the aircraft quickly burst into flames and fell into a gorge on the runway’s eastern side.

According to media reports, the plane was operated by local carrier Saurya Airlines. Saurya Airlines runs domestic flights within Nepal using two Bombardier CRJ-200 regional jets, each approximately 20 years old, as noted by Flight Radar 24.

In January of the previous year, a Yeti Airlines flight crashed near Pokhara, Nepal, just before landing, resulting in the deaths of 72 people, including five Indians.

On May 29, 2022, a Tara Air plane crash in Mustang district claimed the lives of all 22 passengers.

In 2018, a US-Bangla Airlines flight crash-landed near Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport, resulting in 51 fatalities and leaving 20 others seriously injured.