Pilot survived Nepal crash after cockpit split from plane

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Summary

Captain Manish Ratna Shakya is the sole survivor of the disaster that killed 18 people. He is being treated in hospital but BBC Nepali has confirmed he is talking and able to tell family members he is “all good” The head of Tribhuvan International Airport said that the plane had flown in the wrong direction.

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This is legit my fear during takeoff these days...

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I've had to turn my brain off during takeoff in recent years

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I just close my eyes and listen to music. It makes it bearable.

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I just drink a copious amount before boarding lol

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I just can't understand how the container shearing the cockpit actually saved him

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Must have slowed him down enough to save him

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Was it a Boeing?

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I'm understanding it was a Bombadier

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Finally a different make for once!

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On the flip side, I don't like knowing that every make is possibly cheating out too

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Oof you're right. Might as well just not travel for a while right?

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Good thing I can't afford it right now

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How well the pilot looks after is insane

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Wow the fact that he can even be upright and lucid is crazy!