Nepal court holds US-Bangla Airlines liable for unlimited compensation

Says flight crew’s gross negligence strips the airline of liability limits in the 2018 Kathmandu crash, orders millions in compensation to victims’ families.

Nepal’s court has ruled that Bangladeshi carrier US-Bangla Airlines is subject to unlimited liability for passengers killed in the 2018 crash at Kathmandu airport, according to the full text of the verdict released last week. This marks the first time in Nepal’s aviation history that a court has delivered a ruling in favour of air crash victims by holding an airline liable beyond internationally prescribed limits.