Letter.

Letter Published in The National UAE on 14 March 18 Prayers for the victims of the awful Kathmandu plane crash     In reference to your article At least 49 killed in Kathmandu plane crash (March 13), the news that a Bangladeshi passenger plane crashed while trying to land at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal was terribly sad to read. This tragic incident may hit Nepal’s tourism industry in the coming days and weeks. Naturally, airport operations would instantly shut down. However, the authorities are yet to estalbish the cause of the crash, stating only that the plane was “out of control” as it came in to land. Only an investigation will reveal conclusively what happened on that ill-fated journey. I pray for the families of the victims and wish the injured survivors a speedy recovery.K Ragavan, Bengaluru