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| Nepal air crash: 49 dead as plane veers off Kathmandu runway | Nepal air crash: 49 dead as plane veers off Kathmandu runway |
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| A plane carrying 71 passengers and crew has crashed on landing at Nepal's Kathmandu airport, killing 49 people, according to police. | A plane carrying 71 passengers and crew has crashed on landing at Nepal's Kathmandu airport, killing 49 people, according to police. |
| Rescuers pulled bodies from the charred wreckage of the plane, operated by Bangladeshi airline US-Bangla, after a raging fire was put out. | Rescuers pulled bodies from the charred wreckage of the plane, operated by Bangladeshi airline US-Bangla, after a raging fire was put out. |
| The airline has blamed air traffic control, but the airport says the plane approached from the wrong direction. | The airline has blamed air traffic control, but the airport says the plane approached from the wrong direction. |
| Flight BS211 veered off the runway while landing on Monday afternoon. | Flight BS211 veered off the runway while landing on Monday afternoon. |
| The exact cause of the crash remains unclear and Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli promised an immediate investigation. | The exact cause of the crash remains unclear and Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli promised an immediate investigation. |
| However, a recording of the conversation between the pilot and air traffic control minutes before the plane crashed suggests some misunderstanding over which end of the sole runway the plane was cleared to land on. | |
| Moments before the plane crash-landed, an air traffic controller is heard in the recording obtained by the BBC from air traffic monitor LiveATC telling the pilot: "I say again, turn!" | Moments before the plane crash-landed, an air traffic controller is heard in the recording obtained by the BBC from air traffic monitor LiveATC telling the pilot: "I say again, turn!" |
| Twenty-two people are being treated in hospital for injuries, police spokesperson Manoj Neupane told the BBC's Nepali service. | Twenty-two people are being treated in hospital for injuries, police spokesperson Manoj Neupane told the BBC's Nepali service. |
| The plane, which was flying from the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, was a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprop and was 17 years old. | |
| How did the disaster unfold? | How did the disaster unfold? |
| The plane landed at 14:20 local time (08:35 GMT), according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24. | The plane landed at 14:20 local time (08:35 GMT), according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24. |
| "The aircraft was permitted to land from the southern side of the runway flying over Koteshwor, but it landed from the northern side," Sanjiv Gautam, director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, was quoted as saying by the Kathmandu Post. | "The aircraft was permitted to land from the southern side of the runway flying over Koteshwor, but it landed from the northern side," Sanjiv Gautam, director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, was quoted as saying by the Kathmandu Post. |
| "We are yet to ascertain the reason behind the unusual landing." | "We are yet to ascertain the reason behind the unusual landing." |
| However, US-Bangla Airlines chief executive Imran Asif blamed Kathmandu air traffic control. | However, US-Bangla Airlines chief executive Imran Asif blamed Kathmandu air traffic control. |
| "There were wrong directions from the tower. Our pilot was not at fault," he told reporters at his office in Dhaka. | "There were wrong directions from the tower. Our pilot was not at fault," he told reporters at his office in Dhaka. |
| "Our pilot is an instructor of this Bombardier aircraft. His flight hours are over 5,000. There was a fumble from the control tower." | "Our pilot is an instructor of this Bombardier aircraft. His flight hours are over 5,000. There was a fumble from the control tower." |
| Airport general manager Raj Kumar Chettri told Reuters news agency that the plane hit the airport fence before touching ground. | Airport general manager Raj Kumar Chettri told Reuters news agency that the plane hit the airport fence before touching ground. |
| "The plane should have come from the right direction," he said. | "The plane should have come from the right direction," he said. |
| One of the survivors, Nepalese travel agent Basanta Bohora, described from his hospital bed what he had experienced. | One of the survivors, Nepalese travel agent Basanta Bohora, described from his hospital bed what he had experienced. |
| After a normal take-off from Dhaka, the plane had begun to behave strangely as it approached Kathmandu, he said. | After a normal take-off from Dhaka, the plane had begun to behave strangely as it approached Kathmandu, he said. |
| "All of a sudden the plane shook violently and there was a loud bang afterwards," he was quoted as saying by the Kathmandu Post. | "All of a sudden the plane shook violently and there was a loud bang afterwards," he was quoted as saying by the Kathmandu Post. |
| "I was seated near the window and was able to break out of the window," he added. | "I was seated near the window and was able to break out of the window," he added. |
| "I have no recollection after I got out of the plane, someone took me to Sinamangal Hospital, and from there my friends brought me to Norvic [Hospital]. I have injuries to my head and legs, but I am fortunate that I survived." | "I have no recollection after I got out of the plane, someone took me to Sinamangal Hospital, and from there my friends brought me to Norvic [Hospital]. I have injuries to my head and legs, but I am fortunate that I survived." |
| What do we know of the casualties? | What do we know of the casualties? |
| The plane was carrying 67 passengers and four crew. | The plane was carrying 67 passengers and four crew. |
| It is now known that 33 of the passengers were Nepalis, 32 were Bangladeshi, one was Chinese and one was from the Maldives. | It is now known that 33 of the passengers were Nepalis, 32 were Bangladeshi, one was Chinese and one was from the Maldives. |
| Among the 22 people injured, some are in a critical condition. | Among the 22 people injured, some are in a critical condition. |
| An airline worker said he saw two or three people fall or jump from the windows of the burning plane. | An airline worker said he saw two or three people fall or jump from the windows of the burning plane. |
| Does Nepal have a bad aviation safety record? | Does Nepal have a bad aviation safety record? |
| Its airline companies are banned from flying within the European Union. | Its airline companies are banned from flying within the European Union. |
| There have been many aviation incidents in Nepal, but this is the deadliest since a Pakistan International Airlines plane crashed on approach in September 1992, killing all 167 on board. | |
| Earlier that same year, a Thai Airways plane crashed near the airport, leaving 113 people dead. | Earlier that same year, a Thai Airways plane crashed near the airport, leaving 113 people dead. |
| Pilots say that landing at Kathmandu airport can be challenging because of the mountainous landscape. | Pilots say that landing at Kathmandu airport can be challenging because of the mountainous landscape. |
| Recent aviation incidents in Nepal include: | Recent aviation incidents in Nepal include: |
| What is US-Bangla airlines? | What is US-Bangla airlines? |
| The carrier launched in July 2014 and its slogan is "Fly Fast, Fly Safe". | The carrier launched in July 2014 and its slogan is "Fly Fast, Fly Safe". |
| Its first international flight was in May 2016 - to Kathmandu. | Its first international flight was in May 2016 - to Kathmandu. |
| It now flies to airports in South and South East Asia and the Middle East. | It now flies to airports in South and South East Asia and the Middle East. |
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