Why planes crash so often in Nepal

At least 18 people have died after a small plane crashed and caught fire on takeoff from the Nepalese capital Kathmandu.

According to Dan Bahadur Karki, a spokesman for the Nepalese police, the Saurya Airlines plane was carrying two crew members and 17 company employees.

The crash raises new concerns about the safety of Nepalese airspace. Since the turn of the century, the country has seen 19 fatal air crashes, killing 359 people. Today's accident follows the January 2023 crash of Yeti Airlines Flight 691, the deadliest in Nepal in 30 years.

Since 2013, all Nepalese airlines have been banned ...