Plane crash in Nepal leaves nearly 50 people dead
- 6 years ago
A plane flying from the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka and carrying 71 passengers and crew has crashed on landing at Nepal's Kathmandu airport.
Nearly 50 people are reported to have been killed.
Ro Aram reports.
Flight BS211 veered off the runway on a cloudy Monday afternoon as it came in to land at the Nepalese capital’s hill-ringed airport.
There are conflicting accounts from the airliner and the airport on what happened.
The CEO of U.S.-Bangla Airlines accuses Kathmandu's air traffic control for giving wrong signals.
He added that the captain, who survived the crash, had more than five thousand flying hours under his belt.
He insisted that after hearing air traffic control conversation, the pilot was not to blame.
But the general manager of the airport says the pilot disregarded their messages and came in from the wrong direction.
Airport officials had apparently told the pilot to approach the runway from the south, but he instead came in for landing from the north.
When asked if things were okay, they said the pilot replied, "Yes."
Officials then told him that the plane was not properly aligned with the runway to which there was no reply.
Witnesses say the plane swerved repeatedly and was flying low before the accident happened.
The charred remnants of the aircraft have been scattered across a grassy field near the runway and rescuers are scouring the crash site.
Just over a dozen people are said to have been pulled from the wreckage and are receiving treatment at a nearby hospital.
The Nepalese prime minister, who visited the crash site, has promised an immediate investigation.
The mountainous area of Nepal is notorious for poor air safety and small planes often run into trouble at remote airstrips.
Ro Aram, Arirang News.
Nearly 50 people are reported to have been killed.
Ro Aram reports.
Flight BS211 veered off the runway on a cloudy Monday afternoon as it came in to land at the Nepalese capital’s hill-ringed airport.
There are conflicting accounts from the airliner and the airport on what happened.
The CEO of U.S.-Bangla Airlines accuses Kathmandu's air traffic control for giving wrong signals.
He added that the captain, who survived the crash, had more than five thousand flying hours under his belt.
He insisted that after hearing air traffic control conversation, the pilot was not to blame.
But the general manager of the airport says the pilot disregarded their messages and came in from the wrong direction.
Airport officials had apparently told the pilot to approach the runway from the south, but he instead came in for landing from the north.
When asked if things were okay, they said the pilot replied, "Yes."
Officials then told him that the plane was not properly aligned with the runway to which there was no reply.
Witnesses say the plane swerved repeatedly and was flying low before the accident happened.
The charred remnants of the aircraft have been scattered across a grassy field near the runway and rescuers are scouring the crash site.
Just over a dozen people are said to have been pulled from the wreckage and are receiving treatment at a nearby hospital.
The Nepalese prime minister, who visited the crash site, has promised an immediate investigation.
The mountainous area of Nepal is notorious for poor air safety and small planes often run into trouble at remote airstrips.
Ro Aram, Arirang News.