KATHMANDU, July 26: Family members have identified four of the victims of the recent Saurya Airlines plane crash.
The hospital began handing over the bodies, including those of Co-Pilot Sushant Katuwal, Engineer Uddhav Puri, and Ashwin Niraula, to their families.
However, some relatives have expressed dissatisfaction and are refusing to accept the bodies until their demands are met. Theyhave sought clarification from both the government and the airline regarding insurance and compensation issues.
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The tragic crash, which occurred on Wednesday, resulted in the deaths of 18 of the 19 people on board the plane. The sole survivor was Captain Manish Shakya, 37, who was piloting the aircraft. Captain Shakya was rescued from the wreckage and rushed to the nearby Kathmandu Medical College (KMC) Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.
The plane, a Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft, crashed at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) while attempting to take off for Pokhara on Wednesday morning.
Soon after getting airborne at around 11.11 AM, the plane tilted towards the right hitting an object on the ground and skidded off the runway, leaving behind a trail of smoke and fire, according to eyewitnesses.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) issued a press statement confirming that the aircraft with call sign 9N-AME veered off to the right and crashed on the east side of the runway shortly after takeoff from Runway 02, which aligns from the south to the north.
The ill-fated flight, designated as Saurya Airlines Flight 710, was carrying technical staff of the airliner to Pokhara along with family members of a staff member including a minor along with a citizen of Yemen.
