50 Killed in Kathmandu Plane Crash, PM Modi Expresses Condolences

The US-Bangla Airlines plane careened off the runway during landing at the TIA airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Flight Crash Lands at Nepal's Kathmandu Airport

A US-Bangla Airlines passenger aircraft crashed at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on the afternoon of 12 March. The flight skidded off the runaway while landing, according to Nagrik News, a Nepali daily.

Several casualties are feared.

#BREAKING #USBangla #airlines passenger plane crushed while landing at#Kathmandu #airport #Nepal Feared dead #Media pic.twitter.com/XZSJRNRNxD

— Amjad Alam K (@amjadalamk) March 12, 2018

(With inputs from PTI and Reuters)

Nepal Plane Crash: Audio Chatter Indicates Cockpit, ATC Confusion

An audio recording between the pilot of the ill-fater US-Bangla Flight 211 and ATC was posted on YouTube on Monday night. Listening to the conversation indicates a possible confusion in the mind of the pilot about ‘02’ and ‘20’.

Nepalese PM Oli Visits Plane Crash Site

Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli visited the site of the plane crash in Kathmandu.

PM Modi Expresses Condolences

Hours after 50 people were killed in a plane crash at Kathmandu airport, PM Modi said that he was “deeply anguished by the loss of lives”.

Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to the plane crash in Kathmandu. My thoughts are with the families of the deceased and I pray that those injured recover at the earliest.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 12, 2018

Of the 67 Passengers, 33 Were Nepali, 32 Bangladeshi, One Chinese and One From Maldives

Out of the 67 passengers on board the flight that crashed in Kathmandu on Monday, 33 were Nepalese nationals, 32 were Bangladeshi, one Chinese and one from Maldives, reported The Daily Star.