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Airplane Crash in Nepal: Video shows the last moments of the passenger from inside the flight
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A spokesman for Pokhara Airport said the pilot of the Yeti Airlines plane that crashed on Sunday asked the airport to change the runway minutes before his plane sank into a deep gorge.
The pilot did not mention “anything untoward” to air traffic control and asked to shift from runway 3 to runway 1, Anoop Joshi said, adding that weather conditions were good for a safe landing that day.
Yeti Airlines twin-engine ATR 72 was carrying 72 people – four crew members and 68 passengers – when it crashed near the airport in the tourist city of Pokhara.
The bodies of 68 people have been recovered, while four people are still missing.
No survivors were found and a local official said hopes of finding any were “nil”.
While the search continued, salvage teams were able to recover both the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder from the wreckage.
An official at Kathmandu airport said the boxes were in good condition and would be sent for analysis.
Meanwhile, a video shot and broadcast on Facebook Live by a passenger in the last moments of the flight is widely shared.
Plane Crash in Nepal – Show Latest Update 1673874005 – Co-Pilot of Crashed Yeti Airlines Flight, Her Husband Lost in Previous Nepal Air Disaster
The co-pilot of the Nepalese flight that crashed with 72 people on board lost her husband in a similar accident in 2006.
Anju Khatiwada was the co-pilot of a Yeti Airlines flight from the capital, Kathmandu, to the resort town of Pokhara.
The crash of a twin-engine ATR 72 killed 68 including passengers and crew, and authorities announced Monday that hopes of finding any remaining survivors are fading.
Shweta Sharma Jan 16, 2023 13:00
A Russian travel blogger shared his latest selfie from the crashed flight
Elena Bandoro, 33, a social media manager from Moscow and travel blogger, shared a selfie from Sunday’s Yeti Airlines flight moments before it crashed.
She captioned her latest selfie: “Go to Nepal.”
Since then, her Facebook and Instagram pages have been filled with messages of condolence on her death. People on social media posts called her the “brightest” and “kindest soul”.
A friend wrote on her wall: “Fly high, go to the places you dreamed of going.” The Russian ambassador to Nepal, Alexei Novikov, confirmed the deaths of four Russian citizens on board.
The other three identified as Victoria Altonina, Yuri Luzhin and Victor Lagin.
Shweta Sharma Jan 16, 2023 12:38
The plane crash in Nepal marks the 13th fatal accident since 2010
Almost everywhere in the world, passenger aviation has become extraordinarily safe. In 2022, the total aviation death toll of 174 would match the average number of road fatalities in an hour and a quarter worldwide.
But there is one country where plane crashes are still tragically frequent: Nepal.
Shweta Sharma Jan 16, 2023 12:30
1673871656 ‘Like an earthquake’: Eyewitness accounts and passenger video reveal final moments of Nepal trek
An eyewitness who saw the Yeti Airlines plane crash from his balcony Sunday morning recounted how he saw the plane flying so low and so close to his home that he feared he might die.
Diwas Pohura, a resident of western Nepal’s Kaski district, said he witnessed the moment when the plane, as it was about to land in the Nepalese Himalayan city of Pokhara, suddenly swerved to its left, descended and violently shook the ground.
“I saw it and I was shocked – I thought everything would end here after I crashed, and I would die too,” he said.
Shweta Sharma Jan 16, 2023 12:20
Cloudy weather hinders rescue efforts
Rescuers battle cloudy weather and poor visibility as they navigate a river gorge where a passenger plane carrying 73 passengers has crashed.
The search operation resumed today to search for the missing persons, more than 24 hours after the accident.
Video from the crash site showed rescuers looking at the charred remains of the plane near the gorge.
(AFP via Getty Images)
Shweta Sharma Jan 16, 2023 12:01
1673870001ICYM: Video shows last moments of Nepal flight before plane crash killing 68 people
A video shared online shows the dramatic moments before a plane crash in Nepal killed at least 68 people.
The flight from Kathmandu to the resort town of Pokhara had 72 people on board and it crashed while landing at a newly opened airport on Sunday.
This accident is one of the deadliest aircraft accidents in the country in more than three decades.
A total of 15 foreigners were on the Yeti Airlines flight, according to the Nepalese aviation authority, including one Irish person.
The last moment of the Nepalese plane before it crashes, killing 68 people
Shweta Sharma Jan 16, 2023 11:53
1673867278 The pilot did not report “anything untoward,” says an airport spokesperson
A spokesperson for Pokhara Airport said that the Yeti Airlines pilot did not mention “anything untoward” to air traffic control and that the flight was cleared to land.
Anoop Joshi said the pilot requested a runway change and permission was granted.
“We don’t ask (why), whenever we ask for a pilot we give permission to change the approach,” he said, adding that the landing was changed from runway 3 to runway 1.
“We can operate from both runways. The plane has been cleared to land.”
“The mountains were clear and the visibility was good,” said Mr. Joshi. He said it was a light wind and “no problem with the weather.”
Shweta Sharma Jan 16, 2023 11:07
The Russian envoy confirms the death of four citizens
The Russian ambassador to Nepal, Alexei Novikov, confirmed the deaths of four Russian citizens on board.
The plane was carrying 15 foreign nationals, including five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, and one each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina and France.
Shweta Sharma Jan 16, 2023 10:50
The plane crash in Nepal is the 13th fatal accident since 2010
Almost everywhere in the world, passenger aviation has become extraordinarily safe. In 2022, the total aviation death toll of 174 would match the average number of road fatalities in an hour and a quarter worldwide.
But there is one country where plane crashes are still tragically frequent: Nepal.
Shweta Sharma Jan 16, 2023 10:30
167386325635 bodies have been identified so far because some of the victims cannot be identified.
Authorities have identified 35 of the 68 bodies killed in the Pokhara crash, as hundreds of people gathered outside to find their loved ones.
Relatives and friends of the victims, many from Pokhara, gathered outside the Pokhara Academy of Health and Science, Western Hospital, and comforted each other while they waited for information.
The bodies are not identified. “At least 35 bodies have been identified so far,” said Police Inspector Gyan Bahadur Khadka, acting information officer of the Kaski District Police Office. He said autopsies will begin once the operation is complete.
Bimala Bhanderi was waiting outside the autopsy room on Monday. She was planning to meet her friend, Trippupan Poodle, on Tuesday when she learned his flight had crashed. “I’m so sad, I can’t believe it even now,” she said, crying.
Shweta Sharma Jan 16, 2023 10:00
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