Kathmandu, Jan. 29 -- 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.

The tragic crash took place on March 12, 2018, when a scheduled US-Bangla flight from Dhaka to Kathmandu went off course while landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport. The 76-seat Bombardier Q400 aircraft burst into flames on impact, killing 51 of the 71 people on board.

Among the dead were 22 Nepa...