Kathmandu: Pokhara-bound Shaurya Airlines aircraft crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal’s Kathmandu. Nineteen people including the aircraft crew were on board when the accident happened today morning at 11 AM.
The pilot of the aircraft has been taken to the hospital, a security official deployed at the airport informed. Nepal’s air industry has boomed in recent years, carrying goods and people between hard-to-reach areas as well as foreign trekkers and climbers. However, it has been plagued by poor safety due to insufficient training and maintenance. The European Union has banned all Nepali carriers from its airspace over safety concerns.
Nepal averages about one flight disaster a year. Since 2010, the Himalayan destination has witnessed at least 12 fatal plane crashes, including the latest one.
In January 2023, a tragic accident took place when a Yeti Airlines flight crashed near the central city of Pokhara. All 72 people on board, including passengers and crew members, lost their lives in the incident. The aircraft plummeted into a steep gorge, breaking into pieces and bursting into flames as it approached Pokhara.
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