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PremiumNepal plane crash Highlights: A domestic plane with 19 people on board “veered off" the runway and crashed Wednesday while trying to take off from the airport serving Nepal's capital Kathmandu. As many as 18 people were killed in the crash. The pilot is the lone survivor in the crash.
Nepal's aviation authority said that Saurya Airlines Aircraft took off from Tribhuvan International Airport (VNKT) on Wednesday, July 24, to Pokhara International Airport (VNPR). “Shortly after takeoff from runway, the aircraft veered off to the right and crashed on the east side of the runway," it explained
Local media images showed smoke rising and plane wreckage scattered all over a ditch. A fire has been brought under control. Tribhuvan International Airport, the main airport in Nepal for international and domestic flights, has been closed as emergency crews worked. It is the monsoon rainy season in Kathmandu, but it was not raining at the time of the crash. Visibility was low across the capital. Saurya Airlines operates the Bombardier CRJ 200 on domestic routes.
