Eighteen people have been killed in a crash of a passenger plane belonging to Nepal’s Saurya Airlines during takeoff from the capital, Kathmandu. The plane crashed on Wednesday and caught fire. It was carrying two crew members and 17 technicians and was going for regular maintenance to the new airport in Pokhara, which opened in January and is equipped with aircraft maintenance hangars, they said. Eighteen of those on board were Nepali citizens while one engineer was from Yemen, Saurya said. (Agencies) page 5
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18 killed in Nepal plane crash
24 July 2024, Nepal, Kathmandu: Rescuers work after a Saurya Airlines plane crashed at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport. At least 18 people have been confirmed dead after an airplane crashed in Nepal on Wednesday, police said. Photo: Aryan Dhimal/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
24 July 2024, Nepal, Kathmandu: Rescuers work after a Saurya Airlines plane crashed at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport. At least 18 people have been confirmed dead after an airplane crashed in Nepal on Wednesday, police said. Photo: Aryan Dhimal/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
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Jul 25, 2024
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