Nepal Plane Catch Fire: A major accident was averted in Nepal on Monday. Actually, the plane suddenly caught fire at a height of thousands of feet. Meanwhile, the pilot, showing wisdom, made an emergency landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. Lives were saved with the help of VOR landing. There were 76 people on board this plane including the crew.
VOR landing is a method for pilots to navigate and land an aircraft using signals from a ground-based radio station called VOR (Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range). is This technology helps pilots line-up along the runway. This happens when they cannot see clearly in front. Why did this accident happen? What is the cause of the engine failure, all these things are being investigated.
Plane crash in South Korea
A week ago, 179 passengers died in a terrible plane crash in South Korea. There were 181 people on board the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 last Sunday at Muen International Airport in southern South Korea. Two of them managed to escape. In the viral video of the accident, it can be clearly seen that the plane skidded during landing and hit a concrete wall and then caught fire. Apart from two Thai nationals, all the others who died were South Korean nationals. Most of them were returning to their homes in Bangkok after celebrating the Christmas holidays.
Kazakhstan plane crash happened
A day earlier, a passenger plane from Azerbaijan crashed in Kazakhstan. 38 people lost their lives in this accident. Russia has previously rejected reports that the plane was shot down by its forces. However, later President Vladimir Putin also apologized for this incident.
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