Plane crashes at airport in Nepal's capital just after takeoff, killing 18 people and injuring pilot
- A plane crashed shortly after taking off from Kathmandu Airport, killing 18 people and injuring the pilot, who was the sole survivor.
- The domestic Saurya Airlines plane was heading to Pokhara when it flipped during takeoff, causing a fire, according to The Kathmandu Post.
- Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal confirmed that 18 bodies were recovered from the crash site on Wednesday morning.
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Relatives of Nepal plane crash victims seek answers
Relatives of the 18 dead in an airplane crash in Nepal have yet to hear from the government or the airline on the possible cause of the disaster, they said a day after the small jet went down during take-off at the airport in Kathmandu, the capital. The incident has cast a spotlight on the mountainous, landlocked nation's poor record on air safety, with almost 360 people killed since 2000 in plane and helicopter crashes. The 50-seater CRJ-200 ai…
Plane crashes after takeoff from Nepal's capital, killing 18 people; pilot survives
A plane crashed Wednesday just after taking off from Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot who was the lone survivor. All the people aboard the Saurya Airlines flight including the co-pilot were Nepali except for one passenger, who was a Yemeni national, the Civil Aviation Authority of…
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