50 killed in fiery plane crash in Nepal
- 6 years ago
Bangladeshi aircraft with 71 individuals on board smashed on Monday while coming in to arrive at the air terminal in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, killing no less than 50 individuals, an armed force representative told the news office Reuters.
The plane's flight number was BS 211 of US-Bangla Airlines, which is a private Bangladeshi carrier which was established in 2013 under a US-Bangladesh joint wander.
The plane was on the Dhaka-Kathmandu course and was of ST-211 make.
"We are attempting to bring the fire under control. Points of interest are anticipated," airplane terminal representative Birendra Prasad Shrestha said.
The air terminal has been closed down until the point that further notice. All flights in transit Kathmandu have been occupied to Kolkata, Lucknow and Patna among different airplane terminals.
The plane that slammed is a turboprop, which is less effective than the ordinary turbojet planes.
Hilly Nepal is infamous for air mischances. Little air ship regularly keep running into inconvenience at commonplace airstrips.
A Thai Airways flight from Bangkok smashed while endeavoring to arrive in Kathmandu in 1992 executing all on load up.
The plane's flight number was BS 211 of US-Bangla Airlines, which is a private Bangladeshi carrier which was established in 2013 under a US-Bangladesh joint wander.
The plane was on the Dhaka-Kathmandu course and was of ST-211 make.
"We are attempting to bring the fire under control. Points of interest are anticipated," airplane terminal representative Birendra Prasad Shrestha said.
The air terminal has been closed down until the point that further notice. All flights in transit Kathmandu have been occupied to Kolkata, Lucknow and Patna among different airplane terminals.
The plane that slammed is a turboprop, which is less effective than the ordinary turbojet planes.
Hilly Nepal is infamous for air mischances. Little air ship regularly keep running into inconvenience at commonplace airstrips.
A Thai Airways flight from Bangkok smashed while endeavoring to arrive in Kathmandu in 1992 executing all on load up.