Only the captain survived the crash of Bombardier CRJ200 carrying a total of 19 people at Kathmandu Airport in Nepal on Wednesday. According to local authorities, the Saurya Airlines plane was on a ferry flight for maintenance when it crashed a few seconds after it took off. The reports said 17 of those killed were maintenance technicians traveling to Pohkara Airport where the airline has a maintenance hub.
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