Nepal Plane crash- Reason behind the crash according to manager

Kathmandu, March 12: 49 people were killed and 22 injured when a passenger plane of the US-Bangla Airlines, flying to Kathmandu from Dhaka, with 71 on board crash-landed. All flights in and out of the Tribhuvan International Airport were cancelled. The airport was reopened later.

Raj Kumar Chettri, General Manager of TIA, said the aircraft spun out of control when it entered the Kathmandu Valley and was seen swinging when it attempted to land on the runway.

He said the horrific accident took place after the pilot took an opposite direction to descend the plane, not obeying the instructions of the Air Traffic Controller (ATC).

"Our ATC permitted the aircraft to land from the southern side of the runway but it changed its route and attempted to land from northern side," said Chettri. He called it the "main reason behind the accident".