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Eighteen people were killed when a small passenger plane belonging to Nepal's Saurya Airlines crashed and caught fire while taking off from the capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, officials said. The ...
On 24 July 2024, a Bombardier CRJ200LR operated by Saurya Airlines, as a repositioning flight, crashed shortly after take-off from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport, killing 18 out of 19 people on board. [2] [3] The aircraft was being ferried to Pokhara with mainly airline technical staff for a base maintenance check. [4] [5]
This is a list of airports in Nepal, sorted by location. The oldest of the country's three international airports, and the hub of air services in the country, is Tribhuvan International Airport , which serves the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolitan city of Kathmandu .
The airport is a hub for two international airlines—the flag carrier Nepal Airlines and Himalaya Airlines, along with multiple other domestic carriers. The airport is considered as a starting point for Mount Everest international tourists, with several daily flights to Lukla .
At least 66 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as persistent downpours triggered flooding and landslides, closing major roads and disrupting domestic air travel, officials said ...
On 15 January 2023, Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashed on approach to Pokhara International Airport. The aircraft, an ATR 72-500, was carrying 72 people on board with 68 passengers when it crashed on the bank of the Seti Gandaki River. The airport was closed as authorities launched a rescue operation, but there were no survivors. [57]
The busiest airports in Nepal are based on the data from Civil Aviation Authority of ... Tribhuvan International Airport: 7,327,042 Pokhara Airport: 720,714 ...
The airport is intended to relieve expected capacity restraints at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu. [3] The 72.5 km long Kathmandu–Terai Madhesh Expressway is being constructed by Nepali Army to help connect the proposed airport and Kathmandu. [4] A construction area sign placed at the periphery of Nijgadh International ...