The pilot of the plane, identified as Captain M R Shakya, was rushed to a hospital and is currently under treatment.
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2024-07-24: Saurya Airlines CRJ-200 had crashed on take-off at Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Intl Airport(VNKT), Nepal with 19 people on board. The flight was bound for Pokhara. More to come.. pic.twitter.com/mKZ0gql4sY
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) July 24, 2024
मिति २०८१।०४।०९ गते त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल, गौचर काठमाण्डौमा भएको सौर्य एयरलाइन्सको विमान दुर्घटना पश्चात उद्धार कार्यमा नेपाल प्रहरी pic.twitter.com/0t2OAh2DZK
— Nepal Police (@NepalPoliceHQ) July 24, 2024
VIDEO | An aircraft belonging to a private airline company with 19 people on board crashed during take off at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday morning. At least 19 people, including aircrew, were aboard the Pokhara-bound Saurya Airlines plane which… pic.twitter.com/vbOJ5n9l7e
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 24, 2024
In January 2023, a flight owned by Yeti Airlines had crashed right before landing in Pokhara, killing 74 people.