Kathmandu, July 24
A Saurya Airlines aircraft, 9N-AME (CRJ 200), carrying 19 people on board, crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday.
According to Gyandendra Bhusal, the Spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, the aircraft was en route to Pokhara for engine repairs and crashed after a runway excursion during take-off.
The captain of the aircraft, Manish Shakya, 37, has been rescued and rushed to Kathmandu Medical College Hospital in Sinamangal, Kathmandu, informed the Spokesperson of Kathmandu Valley Police Office, SSP Dinesh Raj Mainali.
Following the crash, TIA has been closed, and all flights have been halted.
More details to follow.
