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US-Bangla Airlines Plane Crash Updates: 71 On Board, Tribhuvan International Airport Shut Down
The US-Bangla Airlines passenger plane, which caught fire at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport, was carrying 71 people on board
KATHMANDU: A Bangladeshi aircraft carrying 67 passengers and four crew crashed on Monday while coming in to land at the airport in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, an airport official said, adding that 17 people on board had been rescued.
The state of the other people on the flight from the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, operated by US-Bangla Airlines, was not clear, airport spokesman Birendra Prasad Shrestha said.
“We are trying to bring the fire under control. Details are awaited,” he said, adding that the airport had been shut down and all other flights diverted.
“We’re now concentrating on evacuating the passengers.” Television images showed smoke rising from the crash site.
Mar 12, 2018
15:42:54 (IST)
“We are trying to bring the fire under control. Details are awaited,” Tribhuvan International Airport spokesperson said, adding that the airport had been shut down and all other flights diverted. “We’re now concentrating on evacuating the passengers.” Television images showed smoke rising from the crash site.
15:30 (IST)
The US-Bangla Airlines plane was carrying 67 passengers and four crew.
15:28 (IST)
Bodies have been recovered from the crashed Indo-Bangla Airlines plane at Kathmandu airport, officials said
15:26 (IST)
US-Bangla Airlines is a unit of the US-Bangla Group, a US Bangladeshi joint venture company. The Bangladeshi carrier launched operations in July 2014 and operates Bombardier Inc and Boeing aircraft.
15:26 (IST)
Smoke rises from the debris of the US-Bangla Airlines passenger plane which crashed at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport.
15:23 (IST)
The US-Bangla Airlines passenger plane, which was carrying 67 people, crashed at 2:20 pm at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport
15:18 (IST)
The state of the other people on the flight from the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, operated by US-Bangla Airlines, was not clear, airport spokesman Birendra Prasad Shrestha said.
15:11 (IST)
Flight operations at Kathmandu airport has been suspended after a passenger aircraft belonging to US-Bangla Airlines crashed with 67 passengers on board.
15:07 (IST)
Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport spokesperson Prem Nath Thakur said the Bangladesh airline aircraft careened off the runway during landing and crashed onto a football ground near the airport, catching fire. Seven people were rescued. No death was reported.
