Kathmandu
During takeoff, a Nepali Airlines aircraft skidded and crashed.
Nineteen persons, including crew members, were on board the Saurya Airlines aircraft when it crashed at Kathmandu Airport after takeoff, according to local media. Not long after the collision, the aircraft caught fire.18 people are dead in the jet crash,
According to first reports
The captain, Manish Sakya, was saved and sent to the hospital as soon as the rescue attempt got underway.The South Asia Times claims that the jet crashed because it skidded on takeoff, while the precise causes of the accident are still unknown.
