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Established in 2014, Saurya says on its website that it has introduced the “jet knowledge” on Nepal’s private roads and that it flies to five sites.
Nepal has received criticism for its poor record on air safety, which is made worse by numerous airlines flying to small airports in distant hills and around peaks covered in clouds. Nepal is home to eight of the world’s 14 largest mountain heights.
The government’s major airports is ringed by mountains, which affect the direction and strength of the wind in the area and make takeoff and landing challenging for pilots. It is located in the heart of the Kathmandu Valley.
Since 2000, nearly 350 people have died in planes or plane accidents in Nepal. The most fatal incident occurred in 1992 when a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus crashed into a hill as it approached Kathmandu, killing 167 persons.
Almost 350 people have died in plane or helicopter collapses in Nepal since 2000, and the Himalayan nation has been criticized for its poor weather safety record.
The most fatal accident took place in 1992 when a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus crashed into a hill as it approached Kathmandu, killing 167 persons.
At least 72 people were killed in a January 2023 Yeti Airlines accident, which was later blamed on the planes ‘ error in shutting off the aircraft.
Flightradar24 said it did not observe the crashed Saurya trip because the aviation “was not equipped with a current ADS-B transponder”.