The Saurya Airlines flight was scheduled to depart Kathmandu Wednesday morning.
Rescuers and army personnel stand at the site after a Saurya Airlines' plane crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024.At least 18 people were killed when a plane crashed during takeoff inflight went down at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, according to a notice from the Search and Rescue Coordination Center Nepal Civil Aviation Authority posted online by the airport.
People stand at the site after a Saurya Airlines plane crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024.The domestic flight to Pokhara took off at 11:11 a.m., then "turned right and crashed on the east side of the runway," aviation officials said. "It is reported that the fire was brought under control and the rescue work was started immediately and the dead bodies of 18 people were collected and 1 injured person was rescued and taken to the hospital," the statement said.
Rescuers and army personnel stand at the site after a Saurya Airlines' plane crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024.A video streamed live on Facebook from the airport appears to show people waiting at their departure gate watching in horror as plumes of dark smoke rise near the airport perimeter.
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